{"id":3500,"date":"2012-12-06T14:58:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T19:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostlysubstance.swgbex.com\/Blog\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2012-12-06T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T20:00:45","slug":"sinterklaas-festivities-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"Sinterklaas Festivities &#8211; 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello folks! Wanted to share some quick Sinterklaas festivities while trying to continue with my blog tradition of sharing most holidays I&#8217;ve been raised with on here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190207.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190207.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(All images taken with a Lumix GF-1 &#8211; pancake lens.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As with years before, I have shared my figures celebrating December 5th&#8217;s Sinterklaas in one way or another and won&#8217;t be stopping anytime soon. I mean, it&#8217;s fun, even if I have &#8220;outgrown&#8221; it. You simply place a pair of footwear under the window and you get small gifts, or big ones if your family members were generous.<\/p>\n<p>I picked up this European festivity from my family side and from my travels to Europe &#8211; Slovakia (Modra, Pezinok &amp; Bratislava) &amp; Austria (Vienna).<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>&#8211; Sinterklaas, Shinki &amp; Snow:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=1641\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=1641<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <em><strong>Sinterlkaas 2011 &#8211; Renge&#8217;s Curiosity:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2740\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2740<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Did my fellow Ottawaians catch the 3 or 4 pm mini-snowstorm of with flurries on Wednesday? For a brief moment the flurries whited out the whole area like fog which was nice. I was slow with the camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190208.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190208.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190210.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190210.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190211.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190211.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190216.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190216.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190219.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190219.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Renge enjoying a lovely angelic treat for the 5th of December.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>My gift for the 5th of December?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you missed it I obtained and <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=3495\" target=\"_blank\">reviewed Caster here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190234.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190234.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; By placing footwear under the livingroom window you get treats. I got this lovely treat!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190237.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190237.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; I got a box of Ferrero and dark Lindt chocolate&#8230;.plus and orange. XD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those still lost as to what Sinterklaas is should visit this -&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinterklaas\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinterklaas<\/a> &#8211; You&#8217;re welcome \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I again have to thank Sonja for some Busou Shinki digital goodies. Music to my ears!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>November 26th, 2012:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kind of a backlog, so I&#8217;m adding this onto here. The night before it started to snow seriously enough that the snow stuck normally onto the ground, going up to a good 3 cms. The snow stuck around for a good while as well. Renge &amp; Marika decided to play around and track some Squirrels while they could.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190058.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190058.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Even though it was a little, it still was a lot for Captain Marika..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190062.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190062.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Weeeeee~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190063.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190063.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190065.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190065.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190068.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190068.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190069.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190069.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Still looking for an outfit for Renge aimed at keeping her warm during the winter while displaying a Canadian patriotic vibe on her&#8230;&#8230;Can&#8217;t get people to commission \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190076.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190076.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Snowball fight? Snowman making?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190079.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190079.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8211; Renge attempting to track some Squirrels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190083.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/December\/P1190083.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope you&#8217;re having a lovely festive December! I find Busou Shinki&#8217;s TV Christmas themed episode perfectly timed for the Sinterklaas festivities, even if I didn&#8217;t watch episode 10 yet.<\/p>\n<p>I also saw this &#8220;Kitsune Cosplay&#8221; group on my Twitter timeline and want to know more about it &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/fox.saguzi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/fox.saguzi.com\/<\/a> &#8211; Anybody want to fill me in? Time to poke around!<\/p>\n<p>Peace! And Merry Sinterklaas &amp; Christmas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello folks! Wanted to share some quick Sinterklaas festivities while trying to continue with my blog tradition of sharing most holidays I&#8217;ve been raised with on here. 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