Groningers reject Zwarte Piet
A large majority of residents in Groningen reject the character’s inclusion in the Sinterklaas children’s holiday For a large majority ...
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End in sight for blacked-up Piets in Leeuwarden
The organisation responsible for welcoming Sinterklaas to the city has performed a stunning U-turn Translated by Thomas Ansell At the ...
Read moreLeeuwarden stands on the wrong side of history: Sinterklaas party will “only feature blacked-up Zwarte Piets”
Cees Anceaux, the head of the Sinterklaas committee, says that “it’s not for discussion” this year Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
Read more‘Zwarte Piet’ dropped from Sinterklaas incoming in Groningen
Sinterklaas will go without his blacked-up helpers this year From now on there will be no more ‘Zwarte Piets’ during ...
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Football hooligans in Groningen are going to protest for the preservation Zwarte Piet
The arrival of Sint Nicolaas on Saturday in Groningen is causing more and more tension Earlier this week opponents of ...
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Action groups pro and against Zwarte Piet to demonstrate on Saturday in the North
A schism is developing in Dutch society According to many, Zwarte Piet is an outdated symbol, and a caricature with ...
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Zwarte Piet protests planned in Groningen
The new November tradition of furiously debating whether Sinterklaas’ helper ‘Zwarte Piet’ is a racist throwback has begun early this ...
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“Blokkeerfries” overwhelmingly chosen as word of the year
The term “blokkeerfries” (“blockade Frisian”) received 55 percent of the votes in the annual word of the year contest from ...
Read moreA7 blockade organiser alleges Dutch State violating Frisian minority rights
Jenny Douwes, the main organiser behind the A7 blockade in Friesland who was recently sentenced to 240 hours of community ...
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What will the A7 blockade appeal cost? Far less than crowdfunding has raised
The crowdfunding campaign set up by Robin van Prattenburg for the 34 Frisians who blocked the A7 and are planning ...
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