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St Nicholas arrives in Gouda. Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other names for the figure include De Sint ("The Saint"), De Goede Sint ("The Good Saint"), and De Goedheiligman ("The Good Holy Man").
The feast of Sinterklaas celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December. The feast is celebrated annually with the giving of gifts on St. Nicholas' Eve (5 December)in the Netherlands.
- Copyright
- Quirien de Leeuw
- Image Size
- 7360x4912 / 16.3MB
- Keywords
- Contained in galleries
- Typically Dutch

