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Kick Out Zwarte Piet campaign to shut down December 2025

Crunchy Lettuce quite a hit for ICA Sweden

First outdoor ice rinks open as big freeze gets underway

The maintained natural ice skating rinks in Doorn in Utrecht and De Lier in Zuid-Holland are open today and will remain open for as long as the weather allows. The one in Doorn opened at 8:00 a.m. and the one in De Lier at 9:00 a.m.

Meanwhile, traditionalists who defend customary Saint Nicholas celebrations has dwindled to about fifty towns and villages.

In various places in the Netherlands, skating enthusiasts can skate on natural ice rinks this weekend. For instance, the ice rink of the Hard Gaat-ie ice club in De Lier was opened on Saturday morning, making it one of the first natural ice rinks where people can skate this season, Omroep West reported. Jong en oud genieten van schaatsen in Winterswijk. De wonderbaan is weer volop in trek. pic.twitter.com/CRqYoCQqJw

The police left too much space for the supporters of the black-faced Piets at the Sinterklaas parade in De Lier on Saturday, allowing them to attack the Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) demonstrators at close range. The police also intervened too late, creating a dangerous situation, the action group stated in reaction to the events during the parade. "KOZP's right to demonstrate was not protected for the umpteenth time."

Sinterklaas comes to the Netherlands on Saturday. The holy man will be the first to be welcomed in the Zuid-Holland town of Gorinchem, where 20,000 people are expected to wait for him. Zaterdag komt Sinterklaas uit Spanje aan in Gorinchem. De burgemeester heeft in ieder geval zin om de goedheiligman te mogen ontvangen. #WNL pic.twitter.com/fcrWcbVixn

Anti-blackface demonstrators pelted with fireworks, eggs

The police dispersed a group of people in De Lier on Saturday who were throwing fireworks at the Kick Out Zwarte Piet demonstrators, among other things. Officers with shields and batons tried to keep the two groups apart beforehand, according to an ANP reporter on the scene.