Sinterklaas White Horse
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Sinterklaas white horse. He rides on a horse a schimmel. The feast day of sinterklaas is december 6th. But it can also mean.
Flying white horse of sinterklaas c 2017 kip mistral strictly speaking this post about the flying white horse amerigo who makes the overnight gift deliveries of the dutch and belgian holiday character sinterklaas possible is belated as amerigo does his thing on december 5th. Other things to recognise sinterklaas. In holland we actually do call it schimmel.
Sinterklaas played by bram van der vlugt sinterklaas is based on the historical figure of saint nicholas 270343 a greek bishop of myra in present day turkey. The name americo has nothing today with the fact sinterklaas comes nowadys from spain. There his catholic garb was gradually transformed into the jolly non sectarian red suit with the white fur trim we are all so familiar with.
Historians believe that dutch and german settlers took the tradition with them to america. Now typical features of sinterklaas. Traditional sweets are gingerbread men spiced biscuits marzipan and chocolate letters.
He was accompanied the grumpus. It is said that sinterklaas was the precursor of santa claus. The cream gene is a gene that is responsible for the colors of the horses coat.
Schimmel is not really a name but a word for a white horse what english horsey people call a grey but in the netherlands and germany thats what the saints horse is called. Dont know any other way to. Satisfy your sweet tooth and buy these sweets at any supermarket or bakery.
In the fifties the horse was called bianca itialian for white. The cremello horse is often white and it will always have a completely white mane and tail. All other years it had no name and was simply called the horse of sinterklaas.
He is depicted as an elderly stately and serious man with white hair and a long full beard. Sinterklaas with his white horse and helper zwarte piet arrive by boat and lead a merry parade throughout the town. This is a time for exchanging gifts and making good natured fun of each other.
And he has a red robe which we call his tabberd. The eve of his feast day december 5th is celebrated nationwide by young and old. Also known as black peter the grumpus a wild looking half man half beast.
In 1986 the horse was called jasper. He has een staf a gold crosier een mijter a mitre en een baard a beard. Mounted on a white steed a town resident dressed up as sinterklaas elegantly garbed in a bishops tall hat red cape shiny ring and jeweled staff rode through town knocking on doors late at night.