Anti-racism campaigners have held protests in cities across the Netherlands during Sinterklaas - a festival ... traditionally accompanied by his helper Black Pete. In the town of Apeldoorn ...

Sinterklaas is Dutch for Saint Nicholas ... he has historically been accompanied by his helper Zwarte Piet (Black Pete). The origin of Zwarte Piet is disputed with some claiming the diminutive ...

The Netherlands continues to face criticism over its yearly Black Pete festival, where white people in blackface and afro wigs celebrate the companion of Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) during the ...