Zwarte Pieten Orkest

This afternoon a Zwarte Pieten brass band in Zutphen were playing Sinterklaas tunes. At the request of a member of the public they posed with a little rubber duck stuck in a trumpet (far left).
Don't ask me why.

There is a very informative page at Wikipedia about Zwarte Piet (click here), including a chapter about the ongoing debate about Zwarte Piet's stereotypical characteristics.

As for me, I wouldn't mind if Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) changed into a Rainbow Piet.