A Little Bit About Sint and How We Celebrate
The Sinterklaas party is proudly sponsored and made possible by local families, volunteers, and the Holland America Club of the Pacific Northwest.
Sinterklaas traditionally arrives in the Netherlands each year in mid-November (the first Saturday after 11 November) by steamboat from Spain. He then parades through the streets on his horse, welcomed by children cheering and singing traditional Sinterklaas songs. His Piet assistants throw candy and small, round, gingerbread-like cookies, either kruidnoten or pepernoten, into the crowd. You can read more about it here. We try to bring as many traditional elements to our celebration as we can here in Seattle. Sinterklaas arrives with his helpers and hands out pepernoten and presents to the children. We have games, songs, dancing, and treats to make the afternoon a real family fun event. |