This evening (5 December) signifies the Sinterklaas evening with the following day celebrated as the Feast of Sinterklaas for Dutch people in the Netherlands, Belgium and around the world.

We'd sit at her round dining room table in front of her 1931 Belgian Sinterklaas statue, sip hot chocolate and eat our speculaas. While Sinterklaas may be little known in the United States ...

Sinterklaas is the Dutch iteration of the classic Saint Nicholas legend, often called the “De Sint.” Unlike his American counterpart, Sinterklaas wears a more traditional bishop garb and delivers ...

On December 5, the shops will shut early and some 60% of Dutch households will settle down to celebrate Sinterklaas. Here’s a list of all you need to know to get it right. 1 Who is Sinterklaas? The ...

Many of today’s traditions – such as Sinterklaas’s helper Zwarte Piet (Black Pete, now Sooty Pete), and the steam boat, came from a book written by teacher Jan Schenkman in 1850 and the real ...

HOLLAND — Sinterklaas will return to Holland in December, thanks to a celebration planned by Tulip Time. The event will run 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

The Sinterklaas Shuffle will occur this Friday, Dec. 6, through Saturday, Dec. 7, offering kids and adults the opportunity to experience the magic of the holiday season. During the family-friendly ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Porcupines will take center stage when Sinterklaas returns Saturday, Dec. 3. “Everybody is so ‘prickly,’ and that’s why we thought of the porcupine theme,” said ...

HOLLAND — For this week's feature, I grabbed my passport and traveled to the Sinterklaas Shuffle in downtown Holland. The new-and-improved event traversed six different locations, all of which ...