Sint Maarten, Nov 11th

Published November 12, 2006, in category Culture

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Sint Maarten is the Dutch precursor of Halloween. Kids sing songs asking for treats door to door, and carry lampions (Chinese lanterns).

It was raining heavily so we got to eat a lot of sweets ourselves, as the number of kids coming to the door was not that big :)

(Also posted on Flickr)