Netherlands - Groningen,Sinterklaas arrives from Spain by boat. Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a traditional figure based on Saint Nicholas. Other na

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Netherlands - Groningen,Sinterklaas arrives from Spain by boat. Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a traditional figure based on Saint Nicholas. Other names for the figure include De Sint ("The Saint"), De Goedheiligman ("The Good Holy Man"), and De Goede Sint ("The Good Saint".Sinterklaas is celebrated annually with the giving of gifts on the night before Saint Nicholas Day (5 December) in the Netherlands

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