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  • Episode 102
  • 19 Dec 2015
  • 27 min

The battle over Zwarte Piet

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Episode 102
  • 27 min

Like a number of nations, the Netherlands has its own version of Father Christmas – in its case, Sinterklaas. But Sinterklaas has a little helper not found anywhere else: Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete. For many, Zwarte Piet is undeniably racist yet he remains popular in his home country. We…

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  • Steve Bloomfield

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