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just like to point out he's not santaclaus, just your info from a dutch person here hehe. | just like to point out he's not santaclaus, just your info from a dutch person here hehe. | ||
:I'm Dutch too, and I can tell you the dutch "Sinterklaas" ''is'' Santa Claus, or at least ''was''. Santa Claus is largely based on Sinterklaas, a tradition that Dutch colonists took along to North America, and he possibly comes from New York, which was originally a Dutch settling. It is no coincidence that both of these versions of Saint Nicolas are celebrated in December by leaving shoes or stockings at the fireplace. In recent history Santa Claus was readopted into the Dutch culture due to American influences, and dubbed "Kerstman" or "Christmas Man" to avoid confusion with the original. | |||
:It's true that they are viewed as quite different individuals here in the Netherlands, but at least they both evolved and commercialized from the same old Dutch tradition. So I believe the description "Dutch Santa Claus" is not inaccurate, despite it being a little misleading from the Dutch point of view. | |||
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==Caroline Boston Weatherford== | ==Caroline Boston Weatherford== | ||