The Origins of Santa Claus - Dutch Sinterklaas
December 5, 2010
Santa Claus and the history of Christmas has the Dutch and their Sinterklaas to thank. Actually, that would be based on the real-life Saint Nicholas of Turkey from around 250AD... pictures of a typical Dutch 5 December celebration and some winter shots...
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