... 2020, 7:30 PM • 3 min read. Sinterklaas is based on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas (270–343), a Greek bishop of Myra in present-day Turkey. Grand arrival in Amsterdam. Sinterklaas sails into town on a Sunday mid-November (17 November in 2019) with 600 Pieten and plenty of pepernoten (small spiced biscuits), welcomed by upwards of 400,000 spectators who line the canals. Due to the outbreak of the new novel coronavirus there will also be no public admitted to the event. If you can’t make it to either, Sinterklaas arrives, unofficially, in most cities across the Netherlands. With more than a kilometre of floats and boats, Amsterdam hosts the largest Saint Nicholas parade in the world. FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 file photo, Sinterklaas, or Saint Nicholas, arrives in Dokkum, northern Netherlands. The Sinterklaas festivities in Veenendaal this year will feature no Zwarte Pieten in blackface makeup, the organizers of the annual event announced. Sinterklass’s official arrival to the Netherlands, generally on a Saturday, is followed on Sunday by Sint’s arrival in Amsterdam. The event will only take place if government rules regarding the pandemic allow for it, NTR said. Photo: Robin Utrecht via ANP. Oct 21, 2020 reporter 495 0 The Dutch tradition, with or without ‘Black Petes’ is in general hard to grasp for people who have not grown up in, or are familiar with The Netherlands. He is depicted as an elderly, stately and serious man with white hair and a long, full beard. Sinterklaas committees are currently seeking alternatives for the festivities. It may not yet even be autumn yet, but many municipalities are already looking forward to the Sinterklaas celebrations that typically begin in mid-November - and a number have made the decision to cancel arrival events (intochten) due to the coronavirus.. Coronavirus and the festive season. The national arrival of Sinterklaas will be held but its location will be kept a secret as spectators are not allowed due to COVID-19 measures. Society. Several municipalities have cancelled their Sinterklaas entry events this year due to coronavirus. November 15, 2020 . The Dutch celebrate what they call Sinterklaas on Dec. 5 by giving gifts to children, but the saint arrives — legend has it — in the country weeks earlier in what is usually a nationwide party. Traditionally, Sinterklaas makes his arrival every November by boat from Spain, celebrated with a parade and other festivities. The national arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands will take place this year, but the location will not be announced, broadcaster NTR said on Wednesday. Some 2.2 million viewers watched Saturday’s broadcast showing the arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands, the kick-off for three weeks of festivities ahead of the main December 5 present-giving event. 4 Dec 2020 It seems that the winds of social change may have finally reached the shores of the Netherlands. Kralendijk – The Government of Bonaire has decided not to allow the traditional arrival of Sinterklaas to Bonaire this year. You can check out arrival locations and times (intocht Sinterklaas) across the Netherlands here (in Dutch). Children watching Sinterklaas arrive on television. Watch the national arrival of Sinterklaas on the internet or television at the NPO Zapp/NPO 3 channel from 12:00 pm on Saturday 14 November. Whether a Sinterklaas party can be held at all will depend on the coronavirus and measures around it, "but it is already clear that there will be no Zwarte Pieten", the board of Winkelstad Veenendaal said to ANP. 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