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Zwarte Piet

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fixed companion to the Saint is found in visual and textual sources from the Netherlands from the 16th until the 19th century. According to a long-standing theory first proposed by Karl Meisen, Zwarte Piet and his equivalents in Germanic Europe were originally presented as one or more enslaved demons forced to assist their captor. These chained and fire-scorched demons may have been redeveloped as black-skinned humans during the early 19th-century in the Netherlands in the likeness of
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that he was a representation of the devil, who Saint Nicholas was able to conquer and force into his service. In annual observances over the years, Zwarte Piet was portrayed by a person in black face, and today some cultural commentators have criticized the legends and representations of Black Peter for racial stereotyping.
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With Arab influence remaining among the Spanish population, Sinter Klaas had a Moorish assistant named Zwarte Piet, or Black Peter, an orphan who was pictured at times wearing a turban and a golden earring. Alternative explanations for his dark skin were that it was soot from sliding down chimneys or
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According to a 2013 survey, upward of 90 percent of the Dutch public did not perceive Zwarte Piet to be a racist character, didn't associate him with slavery, and were opposed to altering the character's appearance. A 2015 study among Dutch children aged 3 to 7 showed they perceived Zwarte Piet to be
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demonstrations in the Netherlands in 2020 led to a further decrease in acceptance of the traditional version of Zwarte Piet. A June 2020 survey saw a drop-in support for the character's traditional blackface depiction. 47 percent of those surveyed supported the traditional appearance, compared to 71
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By 2018, studies showed that between 80 and 88 percent of the Dutch public did not perceive Zwarte Piet as racist, but between 41 and 54 percent were happy with the character's modernized Sooty Piet style. Others continued to make the case that Zwarte Piet was racist due to extreme undertones, among
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communities. 50 percent of the Surinamese considered the figure discriminatory to others, whereas 27 percent consider the figure to be discriminatory toward themselves. Throughout the early 2010s, a large majority of the overall populace in both the Netherlands and Belgium was in favour of retaining
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The lyrics of older traditional Sinterklaas songs, still sung today, warn that Sinterklaas and his assistant will leave well-behaved children presents but punish those who have been naughty. They might even take very poorly behaved children to their homeland of Spain in burlap sacks where, according
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Celebrations in Aruba stopped using the character in 2020 and the government banned him. Riot police were called to the village of Staphorst after pro-blackface demonstrators violently attacked anti-Piet demonstrators prior to a celebration in November 2022. A similar incident occurred a year later
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However, in 2018, several members of a production crew refused to work on Dutch broadcaster NTR's nationally televised celebration because of a decision to alter the character. Several Dutch entertainers have also continued to use the traditional version of the character. Among them are the singers
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Throughout the latter half of the 2010s, communities and various organizations across the Netherlands and elsewhere opted to use either the traditional version of Zwarte Piet in celebrations or variations, most commonly the sooty version. Some included both. These decisions resulted in protests and
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in 1850. In 1884, Alberdingk Thijm recalled that, when he was a child in 1828, he had attended a Saint Nicholas celebration in the house of Dominico Arata, an Italian merchant and consul living in Amsterdam. On this occasion, a man portraying Saint Nicholas had been accompanied by another described
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are traditionally distributed to children. The holiday is celebrated on 6 December in Belgium. The Zwarte Piet characters appear only in the weeks before the Feast of Saint Nicholas, first when the saint is welcomed with a parade as he arrives in the country (generally by boat, having traveled from
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revealed that 55 percent of those surveyed still supported the traditional appearance of Zwarte Piet while 34 percent supported changing the character's appearance and 11 percent were unsure. The survey reported that 78 percent did not see Zwarte Piet as a racist figure whereas 17 percent did. The
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Outside of the Netherlands, the character received criticism from a wide variety of international publications and organizations. In 2015, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination wrote in a report that "the character of Black Pete is sometimes portrayed in a manner
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Because of ongoing controversies surrounding the character, many schools, businesses, and other organizations across the Netherlands changed Zwarte Piet's clothing and makeup or phased the character out entirely throughout the latter half of the 2010s. The most common variation used was Sooty Piet
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The Saint Nicholas tradition contains a number of elements that are not ecclesiastical in origin. In medieval iconography, Saint Nicholas is sometimes presented as taming a chained demon, who may or may not be black. However, no hint of a companion, demon, servant, or any other human or human-like
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Owing to the character's traditional depiction, which often involves white actors and volunteers dressing up in blackface while wearing black wigs and large earrings, Zwarte Piet became increasingly controversial beginning in the late 20th century. The public debate surrounding the figure was
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in the town of De Lier. Anti-Piet demonstrators were pelted with fireworks and eggs after pro-blackface demonstrators vandalized nearby surveillance cameras and were later discovered to have weapons in their vehicles as well as hay bales and containers of manure set aside for further attacks.
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In 1833, an Amsterdam-based magazine printed a humorous reference to "Pietermanknecht" while describing the fate that those who had sneaked out of their houses to attend that year's St. Nicholas celebrations were supposed to have endured after returning home. In 1859, the Dutch newspaper
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The portrayals of both Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet can also further vary from region to region. Until 2020, the holiday was celebrated in the Netherlands Antilles where Sinterklaas was often played by a white-painted actor who was accompanied by several others dressed as Zwarte Piet.
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were attacked during a meeting. Windows were smashed, nearby vehicles were vandalized, and fireworks were shot into the building where the group was planning protests in 12 communities that still feature traditional versions of the character. In June 2020, American broadcaster
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to legend, they'll be forced to assist them in their workshop for an entire season or longer. These songs and stories also warn that a child who has been only slightly naughty will receive a bundle of birch twigs or a lump of coal instead of gifts.
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that reflects negative stereotypes of people of African descent and is experienced by many people of African descent as a vestige of slavery", and urged the Netherlands to "actively promote the elimination" of racial stereotyping. American writer
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showed that in the overwhelming majority of Dutch municipalities no changes would be made to the traditional appearance of the Zwarte Piet character. Only 6 percent of the municipalities approached mentioned (further unspecified) changes to the
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department store chain opted to replace holiday displays featuring Zwarte Piet with a golden-skinned version instead. Elsewhere, one in three Dutch primary schools announced plans to alter the character's appearance in their celebrations.
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The introduction of Zwarte Piet did coincide, by and large, with a change in the depiction of the Sinterklaas character. Prior to this change, he was often quite strict toward poorly behaved children and often presented as a sort of
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violent incidents involving pro-Piet demonstrators (those who endorse the traditional version of the character) and anti-Piet demonstrators (those who endorse a revised version of the character or doing away with him altogether).
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This version of Zwarte Piet became increasingly controversial beginning in the late 20th century and throughout the years that followed. Alternatives later debuted, among them multicolored Piets. By 2021 a revised version, dubbed
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in every Dutch province, the overwhelming majority did not support changes in the Zwarte Piet character's appearance. The largest percentage in support of changing the character's appearance (nine percent) was found in North
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a fantastical clownish figure rather than a black person. However, the number of Dutch people who were willing to change certain details of the character (for example his lips and hair) was later reported to be growing.
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described as polarized in the early 2010s. Opponents argued the character was an insult to black people while supporters considered him a harmless holiday tradition and an inseparable part of their cultural heritage.
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or "entry" ceremony of Saint Nicholas and his servant (then still nameless) involving a steamboat. Schenkman has the two characters arrive from Spain with no reference made to Nicholas' historical homeland of
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Pescatore Frisk, R. (2014) Contested Materiality in Imaginations of Community, The object of ‘Zwarte Piet’ asembedded in ideas of community in the Netherlands. unpublished thesis, Leiden University, Leiden.
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stated in a parliamentary debate on 5 June 2020 that he had changed his opinion on the issue and now better understands why many people consider the character's appearance to be racist. In August 2020,
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One or more demons working as helpers for the saint can still be found in various Austrian, German, Swiss, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Polish Saint Nicholas traditions in the characters of
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The depiction of Zwarte Piet has gone through several changes since the mid 19th century. The earliest known illustration of the character comes from an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher
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updated its policies to ban depictions of blackface on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including traditional blackface depictions of Zwarte Piet. In October 2020,
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the traditional Zwarte Piet character. Studies showed the perception of Zwarte Piet differed greatly among different ethnic backgrounds, age groups, and regions.
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The book remained in print until 1950 and has had considerable influence on the current celebration. Although in Schenkman's book the servant was nameless, author
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after their vehicles were blocked on the A7 motorway by pro-Piet demonstrators, 34 of whom were later charged and found guilty of obstructing traffic. During
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In November 2017, a group of anti-Piet demonstrators were prevented from attending a demonstration during a nationally televised celebration in the town of
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81 percent only supported a solely black Zwarte Piet with an additional 10 percent supporting a majority of Zwarte Piets with a few soot-covered ones.
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who work as servants for Saint Nicholas. Others believe Zwarte Piet to be a continuation of a custom in which people with blackface appeared in
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also decided to use a racially mixed group of actors to portray Piet in their holiday broadcasts instead of white people wearing dark make-up.
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are often depicted as a group of closely related figures who accompany Saint Nicholas through the territories formerly controlled by the
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banned advertising featuring Zwarte Piet, including soot versions without blackface. Additional companies followed suit, among them
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most frequently mentioned reason of those who were in favor of changing the character was to put an end to the discussion.
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One version of the folklore surrounding the character suggests that Zwarte Piet's blackness is due to a permanent layer of
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See, for instance, the story of the Ethiopian slave "Piter" in Anton van Duinkerken, "De Geschiedenis van Sinterklaas",
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made a similar decision in the autumn of 2016 and replaced the characters with actors with soot on their faces.
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spoke negatively of the character, dubbing Zwarte Piet "a colonial hangover." In 2019, media personality
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E. Boer-Dirks, "Nieuw licht op Zwarte Piet. Een kunsthistorisch antwoord op de vraag naar de herkomst",
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covered the controversies surrounding the character during a 2017 segment on his television program
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as "Pieter de Knecht ..., a frizzy haired Negro" who brought a large basket filled with presents.
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Nikolauskult und Nikolausbrauch im Abendlande: Eine kultgeographisch-volkskundliche Untersuchung
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critiqued the tradition in his essay "Six to Eight Black Men" and British comedian and activist
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The Zwarte Piet character is part of the annual Feast of St. Nicholas that is celebrated on the
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celebrations throughout November 2018, violent incidents took place in the cities and towns of
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described Zwarte Piet as "disturbing" in a tweet to her over 62 million followers on Twitter.
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A children's book from 1915, titled "In the Bag: the grave fate of naughty Grietje and Pietje"
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Reisje door het Koningrijk der Nederlanden en het Groot-Hertogdom Luxemburg, voor kinderen
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Comparison of Schenkman's first (1845) and second (1850) edition depictions of Zwarte Piet
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In 2019, it was decided that the nationally televised arrival of Sinterklaas hosted by
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percent in a similar survey held in November 2019. However, a December 2020 survey by
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who released songs promoted with music videos featuring Piets played by white actors.
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noticed that Saint Nicholas was often accompanied by "a Negro, who, under the name of
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on his body acquired during his many trips down the chimneys of the homes he visits.
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In 1845, the Amsterdam-based primary school teacher Jan Schenkman published the book
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opted to remove footage of a character dressed as Zwarte Piet from an episode of
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Several performers in Sooty Piet costumes during a 2016 celebration in Amsterdam
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2015 enquiry shows children perceive Zwarte Piet as a clown rather than black.
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Blacks in the Dutch World: The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society
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Demonstrators at an anti-Zwarte Piet protest in Amsterdam in November 2013
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meeting Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet (V&D Amsterdam, 22 November 1957)
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De Nederlandsche Kindervriend, in gedichtjes voor de welopgevoede jeugd
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provided him with the name "Pieter-me-knecht" in a handwritten note to
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who appears as a dark-skinned person wearing clothes associated with
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A 2013 inquiry by Dutch public news program EenVandaag showed that
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Mesman, Judi; Janssen, Sofie; van Rosmalen, Lenny (20 June 2016).
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would feature only sooty versions. That November, a group called
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A 2015 research project conducted by the national newspaper
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attire in addition to curly wigs and bright red lipstick.
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Pijl, Yvon van der; Goulordava, Karina (1 January 2014).
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in Dutch) are mostly to amuse children and to distribute
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Advertisement from the early 1960s featuring Zwarte Piet
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Development and depiction in the 19th and 20th centuries
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associated the character with the pre-Christian spirit
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Characterizations of Zwarte Piet were featured in the
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Vermuyen, Cleo; Schuiling, Nienke (4 December 2019).
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The tasks of the various Zwarte Piets ( 1187: 1185: 1183: 1040:"huginn and muninn "Myths of the Norsemen" from" 598:led to the arrest of 44 pro-Piet demonstrators. 494:, retold by Eelco Verwijs in his 1863 monograph 461:and Zwarte Piet visiting the fishing village of 263:and his helpers have been linked by some to the 87:), also known in English by the translated name 2515:"Black Pete through the Eyes of Dutch Children" 1339:""St Nicholas en zijn knecht" by Jan Schenkman" 660:Public opinion in the Netherlands and worldwide 345:, who could be either benevolent or malicious. 1769: 1767: 1585:"Nickelodeon presenteert ongeschminkte pieten" 2785: 1382:, 7, 10 (December 1833), pp. 294-299; p. 296) 1141:"Artikel: sinterklaas and Germanic mythology" 509:Development and depiction in the 21st century 39:A person in a traditional Zwarte Piet costume 8: 2399:"Onderzoek: Zwarte Piet is genoeg aangepast" 2177:"Hoe denken Amsterdammers over Zwarte Piet?" 2036:. 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(5 December 1931). 1053: 993:Door Ernie Ramaker (3 December 2011). 904: 902: 526:Notable events during the 21st century 4626:Fictional toymakers and toy inventors 4122:Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus 1664:from the original on 17 November 2021 1538:. RTL. 10 August 2015. Archived from 1414:(The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1863), 791:Zwarte Piet was featured in the 2014 58: 7: 4616:Anti-black racism in the Netherlands 2488:– via Taylor and Francis+NEJM. 1730:. The Irish Times. 18 September 2018 1163:"Piet en Sint - veelgestelde vragen" 391:. The book also established another 259:and other historians, the origin of 2721:D'Addario, Daniel (20 March 2022). 2425:"Onderzoek: Rapportage Zwarte Piet" 1583:Takken, Wilfred (4 November 2015). 1290:Rheinisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde 1264: 1220:, 19 (1993), pp. 1-35; 2-4, 10, 14. 1193:"Sinterklaas rituelen en tradities" 708:demonstration in Leeuwarden in 2020 2460:Lemmens, Koen (12 February 2017). 2434:. 15 November 2018. 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It was later removed from 766:In media and popular culture 704:Sign about Zwarte Piet at a 367:Sint Nikolaas en zijn Knecht 331:companions of Saint Nicholas 288:Sint Nikolaas en zijn Knecht 21:Black Peter (disambiguation) 1953:"Aruba verbant zwarte Piet" 1777:. Den of Geek. 29 June 2020 1564:. DutchNews. 26 August 2014 1113:Christina, Carlijn (2006). 936:Christmas: A Candid History 910:"100 drogredenen ontkracht" 93:companion of Saint Nicholas 4684: 4641:Race-related controversies 2895:Adoration of the Shepherds 1306:(in Dutch). Archived from 1098:(in Dutch). Archived from 1094:Almekinders, Jaap (2005). 1079:(in Dutch). Archived from 997:(in Dutch). 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In 230:in the Netherlands, 4093:Santa Claus Village 4008:Christmas Mountains 3914:Journey of the Magi 2920:Baptism of the Lord 2631:Lubbe, Rozemarijn. 2531:2016PLoSO..1157511M 2441:on 19 February 2019 2375:. 15 October 2014. 2209:on 12 December 2015 1542:on 12 December 2015 1449:De Indische Courant 1443:, 3 December 1954, 1246:(in Dutch). dbnl.nl 1233:(Düsseldorf, 1931). 980:St. Nicholas Center 440:Pieter, mijn knecht 4621:Holiday characters 4611:Fictional servants 4576:Christian folklore 4203:Twelve-dish supper 4053:Jews and Christmas 4003:Christmas Lectures 3732:American Civil War 3467:NORAD Tracks Santa 2843:Saint Nicholas Day 2405:. 16 November 2018 2287:. Ois.amsterdam.nl 2011:. 18 November 2023 1985:. 21 November 2021 1933:. 12 November 2020 1310:on 12 October 2011 1167:Meertens Instituut 1083:on 12 October 2011 1019:. 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