The national arrival can be followed live from 12.00 pm in a special broadcast of the Sinterklaas news on NTR on NPO 3. Last year there was no national arrival due to the corona measures and there was also a parade at the Grotepietenhuis in Soestdijk Palace in Baarn.
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Many local Sinterklaas committees have adjusted the arrival due to the many corona infections. For example, there are private events for which adults need a corona ticket, such as in the port of Scheveningen and on Willemsplein in Rotterdam. Some places have canceled the entry, such as Utrecht and Roermond.
The cabinet has submitted the decision about the arrivals to the mayors.
soot wipe
Although the sooty wipe has now been introduced in many places, there is also protest this year. For example, Kick Out Zwarte Piet will demonstrate on Saturday at 10:00 in Breda near Park Valkenberg, where there is a Sinterklaas party with Gray Petes. The action group finds this racist and a “fake solution”. However, the organization of the entry sticks to the color gray in order to be unrecognizable. KOZP protests in Volendam on Sunday.
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In Alkmaar, where only soot wipes can be seen this year for the first time, Pegida demonstrates Saturday afternoon at the entry before Zwarte Piet. The organization also plans to make itself heard in Amsterdam on Sunday when Saint Nicholas arrives.
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