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Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a fictional character from Dutch (and Flemish) Sinterklaas folklore. He is Sinterklaas' friend and helper, and in current Sinterklaas lore he's one of many, akin to Santa Claus' elves. He appeared on several winter holiday episodes of Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, and on albums like Hoor Wie Klopt Daar Kinderen, in this instance voiced by Wim T. Schippers.

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  • Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a fictional character from Dutch (and Flemish) Sinterklaas folklore. He is Sinterklaas' friend and helper, and in current Sinterklaas lore he's one of many, akin to Santa Claus' elves. He appeared on several winter holiday episodes of Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, and on albums like Hoor Wie Klopt Daar Kinderen, in this instance voiced by Wim T. Schippers.
  • Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries, whose yearly feast in the Netherlands is usually celebrated on the evening of 5 December (Sinterklaasavond, that is, St. Nicholas' Eve) and 6 December in Belgium, when they distribute sweets and presents to all good children. The original Zwarte Piet is sometimes associated with Knecht Ruprecht but, in the Low Countries, the tradition has not merged with Christmas.
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  • Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries, whose yearly feast in the Netherlands is usually celebrated on the evening of 5 December (Sinterklaasavond, that is, St. Nicholas' Eve) and 6 December in Belgium, when they distribute sweets and presents to all good children. The character of Zwarte Piet appears only in the weeks before Saint Nicholas's feast, first when the saint is welcomed with a parade as he arrives in the country (generally by boat, having traveled from Madrid, Spain). The task of Zwarte Piet is mostly to amuse children, and to scatter pepernoten, kruidnoten and strooigoed (special sinterklaas candies) for those who come to meet the saint as he visits stores, schools, and other places. The original Zwarte Piet is sometimes associated with Knecht Ruprecht but, in the Low Countries, the tradition has not merged with Christmas.
  • Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) is a fictional character from Dutch (and Flemish) Sinterklaas folklore. He is Sinterklaas' friend and helper, and in current Sinterklaas lore he's one of many, akin to Santa Claus' elves. He appeared on several winter holiday episodes of Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, and on albums like Hoor Wie Klopt Daar Kinderen, in this instance voiced by Wim T. Schippers. Sinterklaas' entry to the Netherlands has been organized since the 19th century, and the first televised entry took place in the 1950s. Except for the Hoofdpiet (Head Pete), Sinterklaas was being accompanied by a myriad of generic 'Pieten'. Things changed when Bram van der Vlugt, who played Sinterklaas for 25 years, took up his role in the 1980s. He started calling a Piet with a roadmap 'Wegwijspiet' (Directing Pete). This spawned many 'Pieten' with their own names and identities in the following years.
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