History Matters: Blackface at the Holidays
Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, METhe "traditional" celebration of St. Nicholas, the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus, is the most popular children's holiday in the Netherlands. Every year, or so it is believed, St. Nicholas arrives with a steamer packed with gifts and sweets that he distributes among Dutch children on the eve of his birthday, December 6th. But he […]