Sinterklaas
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Sinterklaas [sɪntər'klaːs] (or more formally Sint Nicolaas or Sint Nikolaas; Saint Nicolas in French; Sankt Nikolaus in German) is a traditional winter holiday figure still celebrated today in the Low Countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as some parts of Germany, French Flanders, Lorraine and Artois. He is also well known in territories of the former Dutch Empire, including Aruba, Suriname, Curaçao, Bonaire, and Indonesia. He is one of the sources of the holiday figure of Santa Claus in North America.
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Films
- Winky's Horse (2005)
- Where Is Winky's Horse? (2007)
- Alles is Liefde (2007)
- Sint (2010)
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See also
- Culture of Belgium
- Culture of the Netherlands
- Dutch Americans
- Father Christmas
- Saint Nicholas
- Santa Claus
- Companions of Saint Nicholas
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