Originally Sinterklaas was only accompanied with one (or sometimes two) Zwarte Pieten, but just after the liberation of the Netherlands, Canadian soldiers organized a Sinterklaas party with many Zwarte Pieten, and ever since this has been the custom, each Piet normally having his own dedicated task.
Upprunaliga hevði Sinterklaas bara fylgi av einum (onkuntíð tveimum) Zwarte Pieten, men beint eftir frígeringina av Niðurlondum, skipaðu kanadiskir hermenn fyri eini Sinterklaasfest við nógvum Zwarte Pieten, og síðan hevur hetta verið siðvenjan, har hvør Pieti vanliga hevur sína seruppgávu.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix