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03-DEC-2008 MiekeWAMinkjan

3 december Sinterklaas aka Saint Nicolaus

Melbourne

This is the most beautiful Sinterklaas I ever have seen.
Sinterklaas (also called Sint-Nicolaas in Dutch and Saint Nicolas in French)
is a traditional holiday figure in the Netherlands, Belgium and North of France.
In the Netherlands, Saint Nicholas' Eve, (December 5th) is the chief occasion for gift-giving.
The evening is called sinterklaasavond or "pakjesavond" ("presents' evening").
Traditionally, presents are ingeniously wrapped, and are therefore called surprises. Also, presents are traditionally accompanied by a poem from Saint Nicholas.
This Sinterklaas I found today at DutchCare in Melbourne

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/60s f/4.0 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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