St. Nicholas Arrives In Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Large Group of People Black Pete Christmas Dutch Dutch citizens Dutch police Dutch tradition Gelderland Intoch Landelijke Intocht Sinterklaas Nijmegen November Ozosnel Pieten Saint Sinterklaas Sinterklaas’ helpers St Nicholas The Netherlands Zwarte Piet art black make-up black people blackface boat canals candies candy celebration children citizens clean-faced cold costumes culture dutch families ethnic families fanfare festivity fun gingerbread nuggets happiness holiday horse horse-drawn carriage human interest make-up mythical figures new tradition people pepernoten protest racism religion rivers slavery social issue society songs soot soot marks stereotyping the Petes tradition typical Dutch unpainted face water waving white horse wigs winter