An assistant of Saint Nicholas called "Roetpiet" (Soot Pete) arrives by boat at the harbour of Scheveningen, Netherlands, November 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Anti-racism campaigners held protests in cities across the Netherlands on Saturday as Dutch children hailed the annual arrival of St. Nicholas and a blackface character who traditionally accompanies him.
Parades in many cities were marked by a large police presence, after scuffles between groups who see "Black Pete" as racist and those who cherish the character as a fun holiday tradition led to arrests last year.
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