Zwarte Piet in the house

Absolutely politically incorrect, but a strong Dutch tradition: Sinterklaas, a saint from Spain, comes every year at December
5th with his helper Zwarte Piet to give presents to the children, or take them to Spain, if they didn't behave sweet enough...
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This year Zwarte Piet came to visit the Chavannes family (on the left my dad, Tona, my Norwegian sister in law and Piet).

Click this to read more about Sint&Piet
by Ole Chavannes, 06 december 2008

We were lucky: he only brought presents and didn't take anyone back home...

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My niece Ylva liked by Piet.

How to cut a tree with three?


(c) Pauline de Senerpont Domis

Under supervision of my dad Arnout (beard) my brothers Ivar
(teacher with axe), Niels (doctor with chain saw) and me
(journalist with cap) did it .... in the most clumsy way ever :-)

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