Belgium celebrates Saint Nicholas Day with black character Queen Nikkolah • FRANCE 24 English Traditionally, Sinterklaas comes to town wearing the classic red robe and white beard. His ...

A Belgian city has cancelled its plans for a black female Santa Claus to hand ... but I think also white allies who needed an alternative to deconstruct the colonial myth around Sinterklaas.

Actors dressed as Saint Nicolas, left, and Black Pete arrive on a boat in Antwerp, Belgium on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Across the Netherlands and Belgium, celebrations in which Saint Nicholas ...