SINTERKLAAS & BLACK PETE | Expats about this Dutch tradition

Foreigners try to explain the Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) en Zwarte Piet (Black Pete). It’s a bit weird... and it’s definitely not Christmas! Sinterklaas is celebrated at the 5th of December in the Netherlands. Sinterklaas arrives on a boat with his black helpers: Zwarte Piet. This blackface character is subject of a huge debate... and we’ve made a different video about it: ’Is the Dutch Black Pete racist or not?’: The current video deals w