Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know if it is meant to have anything to do with the Pope, given the strong Protestant traditions in the Netherlands. When we lived in Flanders, Sinterklaas also looked like this and also had Zwarte Piet with him. Nathan RUBEN BLĘDEL wrote: > > Why is Santa wearing the Popes hat? > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > >On December 5th, Sinterklaas and his helper Zwarte Piet came to my > >daughter's school, as they did to schools all over the Netherlands. The > >children lined up outside in some sort of organised chaos to wait for > >them. > > > >I was there with my Leica, and as often happens during such events, my > >favourite picture is one where I turned the camera on the other parents: > >http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50.jpg > > > >Here is my daughter's homeroom teacher, Jenny, waiting with the > >children: > >http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50alt1.jpg > > > >And they finally arrive: > >http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_50alt2.jpg > > > >All pictures with M7, 35mm Summilux, Ektachrome 100G. > > > >The complete PAW index is at: > >http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/indexpaw2003.htm > >and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > > >Nathan > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html