{"id":306,"date":"2010-12-17T15:20:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2010-12-17T15:21:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T13:21:43","slug":"sinterklaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/17\/sinterklaas\/","title":{"rendered":"SinterKlaas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands turn up each year for the SinterKlaas parade in Amsterdam. Sinterklaas has had a long standing tradition, here in the Netherlands. Just like back home, during this time of year, we have Santa Clause. 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