Sinterklaas

The feast has its origins with a Turkish bishop, St. Nicholas, who gave coins to poor children.

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The feast has its origins with a Turkish bishop, St. Nicholas, who gave coins to poor children. The feast came over to Holland around the 18th century, and is now mostly celebrated for and by children with getting presents, singing songs and eating candy.

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