Zwarte Piet
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title:
Zwarte Piet
text:
Zwarte Piet, also known in English by the translated name Black Pete, is the companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet serves as an assistant to the saint and distributes sweets and gifts to well-behaved children. The depiction of Zwarte Piet has gone through several changes since the mid 19th century. The earliest known illustration of the character comes from an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher Jan Schenkman and portrays him as a black Moo
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Saint Nicholas companion in Low Countries folklore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
date created:
2004-12-02T04:06:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:11:36Z
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