tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post6078444793003856204..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: The real St. Nick's day Nico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-26345494689734106222012-12-06T08:19:09.044-06:002012-12-06T08:19:09.044-06:00From Pete van den Boom: I can remember my Dad tell...From Pete van den Boom: I can remember my Dad telling us these stories. Thank you. Great job.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-24411875628828437922012-12-06T08:17:44.247-06:002012-12-06T08:17:44.247-06:00From Elsa Van Thyn: Great blog, I remember the las...From Elsa Van Thyn: Great blog, I remember the last parade we attended in Amsterdam in 1955. For a 4-year-old, it was a major highlight of my life.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-23265296368000130492012-12-06T01:57:11.850-06:002012-12-06T01:57:11.850-06:00I am still living in Amsterdam, same age as the au...I am still living in Amsterdam, same age as the author, and remember it exactly as he does. Life in the 50ies was barer, and this feast was like an enormous splash of colour and luxury and warmth.<br />It is still celebrated, of course, also by the Dutch newcomers from Marocco, Turkey, etc.Joke Sterringa (ex sister-in-law of Kitty van de Kar)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-55035499061050595572012-12-05T18:57:53.763-06:002012-12-05T18:57:53.763-06:00Yes, chocolate letters, most important. We always...Yes, chocolate letters, most important. We always got a chocolate letter which was the initial of your first name. For years, they were sent to us from Holland by our Tante Eef, later from Oma and now in my family by my daughter. According to Frank Thaxton, if our mothers didn't like someone in the family, they did not receive a letter symbolizing their name, but a totally unrelated letter.Elsa Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322402798043249645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-88001358680821548552012-12-05T12:11:39.523-06:002012-12-05T12:11:39.523-06:00From Leo Van Thyn (also from Amsterdam): I remembe...From Leo Van Thyn (also from Amsterdam): I remember it well. Sinterklaas, like Christmas to many folks here, has more to do with nationality than religion. Even though my parents maintained a Jewish home, we still put our shoes by the fireplace. It was just a lot of fun. Today we somewhat continue that tradition by giving chocolate letters to our children and grandchildren.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com