Middelburg, NETHERLANDS: St. Nicholas (C) and his Black Peter (C-right) arrive by boat in the harbour of Middelburg 18 November 2006 in Netherlands. Saint Nicholas is an anual event which has been uniquely Dutch and Flemish for centuries. Sinterklaas or St.Nicholas’ Feast Day December 6th is observed in most Roman Catholic countries primarily as a feast for small children. But it is only in the Low Countries, especially in the Netherlands, that the eve of his feast day on 5 December is celebrated nationwide by young and old christian and non-christian and without any religious overtones. AFP PHOTO/ANP/RICK NEDERSTIGT **NETHERLANDSOUT** (Photo credit should read RICK NEDERSTIGT/AFP/Getty Images)
