2 December 2006
Two children in blackface, dressed as Zwarte Piet were giving out candy to other, smaller children, around the Market in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
These two people in blackface, dressed as Zwarte Piet were pushing a wheelbarrow full of toys and candy and giving them out to children. In the market at Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
A benign Zwarte Piet doll adorns a stand selling kitchen supplies in the market in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
A view from the market in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
A blackfaced Zwarte Piet gives toys to ethnic minority children in the market in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet golliwogs in the window of a dance store in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Statue in front of the Grote Kerk in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet in the window of a jewelry and silver shop in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
A very Christmas-y street in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Statue next to the cathedral in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Cozy Dutch bar with terrible music and Bossche Balls
2 December 2006
Pipe organ in the cathedral in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
An altar in a side chapel in the cathedral in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Lectern in cathedral in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Lectern in cathedral in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
An altar in a side chapel in the cathedral in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet silhouettes in the window of the Body Shop in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
A souvenir shop window in Den Bosch. Complete with Delft blue, wooden shoes and some Zwarte Piets.
2 December 2006
This poster of Zwarte Piet and Sinterklaas in Den Bosch doesn't really have any problematic elements, but it's just really strange. The posing of the two reminds me of the "Titanic" movie posters.
I'm imagining Santa and Zwarte Piet meeting for the first time on a cruise ship. Despite their large age different both of them immediately notice sparks. "You're a mythical embodiment of a Solstice holiday too??!!" Soon, they're having romantic encounters on the bow of the ship. Caught in a whirlwind of romance, they book a December cruise from Spain to the Netherlands, bringing with them lots of gifts and candy . . .
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet in a shop selling accessories to women in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
A Zwarte Piet gollywog in a shop window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
A Zwarte Piet gollywog in a shop window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet in a display of panties in a shop window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet in a display of panties in a shop window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet in a music shop window in Den Bosch
He has blue eyes, here.
2 December 2006
The lidless eye of Christmas in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piets hanging (2 upside down) in a liquor store window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piets hanging in a liquor store window in Den Bosch
2 December 2006
2 wrapped presents topped with speculaas kruidnootjes. The wrapping paper features images of Zwarte Piet. In a window display for an employment agency in Den Bosch.
2 December 2006
Zwarte Piet hangs in a window display for an employment agency in Den Bosch.
