{"id":27,"date":"2011-07-24T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T16:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2021-12-05T10:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T15:03:18","slug":"memories-of-saint-nicholas-day-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/?p=27&lang=pl","title":{"rendered":"Memories of Saint Nicholas Day in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hannie wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As children in Holland we received our gifts on Dec 6, from Sinterklaas (St Nicholas). Early in the morning we would come downstairs to find the large table in the living\/diningroom covered with toys, a pile for each child. Since there was no school, of course, we spent the day in our pjs playing with all the new stuff. We did not even have to stop for meals – food that day consisted of a large raisin bread man, one for each of us, which we toted around the whole day and gnawed at. I can’t remember whether we had a proper meal at night, even. But I do remember that it was the most glorious day of the year!<\/p>\n

Hannie<\/p>\n

And from Ine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I barely remember St. Nicholas Day because in Holland I was really little.
\nHowever, I do know that he arrived by steamship from Spain and trotted
\nthrough the town on a lovely white horse. I saw him from a distance. He
\nseemed both stern and warm? Black Peter, on the other hand, made me
\nnervous, because certain sibs said the knock on the door was for me because
\nI was trouble.<\/p>\n

That was St. Nicholas Eve. Before bed we put out our shoes and carrots for
\nthe horse and hopes for ourselves. After we were safely away, there were
\nmysterious comings and goings, knocks on the doors and other unidentifiable
\nsounds.<\/p>\n

The next day, hoping there was no black coal, we rushed down to find little
\ngifts and goodies, and no carrots. I remember carefully stitched doll
\nclothes and knitted vests.<\/p>\n

St. Nicholas Day is mostly about smells, though. Think speculaas. Think
\ncinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cardamon. Yummmm.<\/p>\n

Think songs – Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Look Here Comes the Steamboat)<\/p>\n

Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Dutch)<\/em><\/p>\n

Zie ginds komt de stoomboot,
\nUit Spanje weer aan.
\nHij brengt on Sint Nicolaas,
\nIk zie hem al staan.
\nHoe huppelt zijn paardje,
\nHet dek op en neer,
\nHoe waaien de wimpels,
\nAl heen en al weer.<\/p>\n

Zijn knecht staat de lachen,
\nHij roept ons reeds toe.
\nWie zoet is krijgt lekkers,
\nWie stout is, de roe.
\nOh, lieve Sint Nicolaas,
\nKom ook toch bij mij,
\nEn rijd toch niet stilletjes,
\nOns huisje voorbij.<\/p>\n

Look, There is the Steamboat (English)<\/em><\/p>\n

Look there is the steamboat
\nFrom far-away Spain.
\nIt brings us Saint Nicholas,
\nI can see him, waving.
\nHis horse is a-prancing
\nOn deck up and down,
\nThe banners are waving,
\nIn village and town.<\/p>\n

His servant is laughing
\nAnd tells everyone,
\nThe good kids get candy,
\nThe bad ones get none.
\nOh, dearest Saint Nicholas,
\nIf Pete and you would,
\nJust visit our house,
\nFor we all have been good.<\/p>\n

Ine
\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hannie wrote: As children in Holland we received our gifts on Dec 6, from Sinterklaas (St Nicholas). Early in the morning we would come downstairs to find the large table in the living\/diningroom covered with toys, a pile for each child. Since there was no school, of course, we spent the day in our pjs… (czytaj dalej<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,8],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olders.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}