Tag: Sinterklaas
Christmas Eve stress? Utrecht shops and bakers are ready to help
Province of Utrecht – Buying gingerbread nuts, arranging gifts and finding an assistant Santa Claus: Christmas Eve also means a lot of hassle. Sinterklaas centers, toy shops and bakers are…
Bakker will lose his biggest assignment by quitting F1 Zandvoort: ‘Another two years of blasting’
Formula 1 has been in Zandvoort every summer since 2021, but 2026 will be the last time. The end of the Dutch Grand Prix is due to the major financial…
In the past, it was bad luck to put up the Christmas tree too early, but it is coming earlier and earlier
Nowadays, shops already decorate their windows with holiday decorations in September. The thought used to be that Christmas decorations before Santa Claus had left the country would bring bad luck.…
How did the surprise come about and what do mussels have to do with Sinterklaas?
One of the highlights in the exhibition is a painting by Jan Steen. It shows a family celebrating Sinterklaas. One of the children has been given a stick, that stick…
Assistant Sinterklaas for families with a small budget
Children are registered in various ways. Through neighborhood teams, schools and churches, for example. There is no income test or anything like that. “We trust that those people know the…
Dance group from Vianen rehearses for arrival: ‘It’s great that I can dance for Sinterklaas’
Everyone considers it a great honor that they can dance for the saint. Umut is looking forward to it. “But it is also exciting,” he admits. “I’m a little worried…
Dance group from Vianen rehearses for arrival: ‘Super nice that I can dance for Sinterklaas’
Everyone considers it a great honor that they can dance for the saint. Umut is looking forward to it. “But it is also exciting,” he admits. “I’m a little worried…
Vianen pays half a million for Sinterklaas: what does the town get in return?
If you want to receive the real Sinterklaas in your city, you have to open your wallet. The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden has therefore budgeted 500,000 euros for next Saturday’s national…
Sinterklaas’ TV arrival in Vianen costs the municipality 500,000 euros
The VVD was thus divided. Some liberals consider the arrival ‘a good opportunity to put Vianen positively on the map’. Others fear budget overruns. The CDA also had doubts for…
Why the Sinterklaas arrival in Vianen costs the municipality half a million: ‘This is huge’
“As a municipality you have to pay to receive The Passion of Serious Request, but not for Sinterklaas. But it is a huge event that has to be organized by…