Re: [FairfieldLife] How to tell you're in Leiden on a Sunday afternoon in November

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On 11/23/2014 6:55 AM, Michael Jackson  wrote:
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*From:* "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" 


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*Sent:* Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:50 AM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] How to tell you're in Leiden on a Sunday 
afternoon in November


*/First, get out and take a walk or a bike ride. If you stay inside, 
you could be anywhere, right?/*

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*/Now that you're out, do you see gangs of brightly dressed people in 
black face makeup walking around? Hundreds of them? OK, you're in 
Leiden./*

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*/For those of you who have never experienced the Dutch tradition of 
Sinterklaas and his Zwarte Piet companions, it sounds kinda weird. And 
it probably is, but the blackface has been part of the tradition since 
medieval periods, and people aren't about to change it now, even 
though there have been protests about it for "racist" reasons./*

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*/Anyway, it's a lot of fun. Sinterklaas himself arrived yesterday a 
boat, while thousands of parents and their kids cheered his arrival. 
The Zwarte Piets are his helpers, sorta like elves but with more 
clought. If a kid has been good, the Zwarte Piets give them a pepper 
cookie. If they've been bad, theoretically the Zwarte Piets get to 
throw the kid into a big sack and take him off to Spain. Don't ask me 
what happens to the bad kids once they get there...I've never wanted 
to know./*

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*/sinterklaas leiden 2014 - Google Search 
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Re: [FairfieldLife] How to tell you're in Leiden on a Sunday afternoon in November

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  From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" 

 To: FairfieldLife  
 Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:50 AM
 Subject: [FairfieldLife] How to tell you're in Leiden on a Sunday afternoon in 
November
   
     First, get out and take a walk or a bike ride. If you stay inside, you 
could be anywhere, right?
Now that you're out, do you see gangs of brightly dressed people in black face 
makeup walking around? Hundreds of them? OK, you're in Leiden.
For those of you who have never experienced the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas 
and his Zwarte Piet companions, it sounds kinda weird. And it probably is, but 
the blackface has been part of the tradition since medieval periods, and people 
aren't about to change it now, even though there have been protests about it 
for "racist" reasons.
Anyway, it's a lot of fun. Sinterklaas himself arrived yesterday a boat, while 
thousands of parents and their kids cheered his arrival. The Zwarte Piets are 
his helpers, sorta like elves but with more clought. If a kid has been good, 
the Zwarte Piets give them a pepper cookie. If they've been bad, theoretically 
the Zwarte Piets get to throw the kid into a big sack and take him off to 
Spain. Don't ask me what happens to the bad kids once they get there...I've 
never wanted to know.
sinterklaas leiden 2014 - Google Search

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