Een kleine uitleg voor de buitenlandse bezoekers van TilburgDailyPhoto.
Following this national arrival, on Sunday Tilburg celebrated this year for the 125th time the arrival of Sinterklaas. He arrives by boat in the Piushaven and goes by horse to the centre.
The festivities traditionally begin each year in mid-November (the first Saturday after 11 November), when Sinterklaas "arrives" by a steamboat at a designated seaside town, supposedly from Spain. In the Netherlands this takes place in a different port each year, whereas in Belgium it always takes place in the city of Antwerp. The steamboat anchors, then Sinterklaas disembarks and parades through the streets on his horse, welcomed by children cheering and singing traditional Sinterklaas songs. His Piet assistants throw candy and small, round, gingerbread-like cookies, pepernoten, into the crowd. The event is broadcast live on national television in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Interesting. When I was a child, the Christmas season did not start until the end of November, but now people start decorating in October.
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