A St. Nicholas parade in the Netherlands showing actors dressed as Black Pete, traditionally handing out sweets to children

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A Saint Nicholas parade in the Netherlands showing actors dressed as Black Pete, traditionally handing out sweets to children. The appearance of the Blackface character has raised an intense debate and is gradually phased out by non-stereotypic alternatives in many communities.

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Size: 2105px × 3157px
Location: Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Photo credit: © Alexander Groffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: black, blackface, celebration, culture, debate, discussion, dutch, netherlands, nicholas, parade, pete, piet, procession, racism, racist, sinterklaas, st., stereotype, tradition, white, zwarte