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Queen Nikkolah was enough to set the debate about Sinterklaas ablaze again. Why do emotions run so high about a children’s party and how can we make it fun again? Hugo Matthysen, the ‘godfather’ of the legendary VRT series ‘Dag Sinterklaas’, and philosopher Patrick Loobuyck (UA) think about solutions. “If they want a ‘real’ Zwarte Piet so badly, then maybe they can organize a ‘more conservative’ party themselves.”