Saint Nicholas of Myra[a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343),
[3][4][b] also known as
Nicholas of Bari, was an
early Christian bishop of the
ancient Greek city of
Myra in
Asia Minor (modern-day
Demre, Turkey) during the time of the
Roman Empire.
[7] He is revered by many Christians as a
saint.
[8] Because of the many
miracles attributed to his
intercession, he is also known as
Nicholas the Wonderworker.
[c] Saint Nicholas is the
patron saint of sailors, merchants,
archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers,
pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for
early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of
Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through
Sinterklaas.
So, yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
In the parochial schools here it is a very common practice for the children, on December 6, to put a shoe in hallway and sometime during the day the shoe is filled with goodies.
This is what it looked like today.
And then, at home, there was this
What a great way to enjoy that candy cane that was left in the shoe.
2 comments:
How sweet! I shall go check my shoes. It may take a while.
I haven't had a candy cane in years but just today my DH received one from the Salvation Army Santa after depositing his change in the jar!
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