Thursday, December 06, 2018

Thursday, December 6 -- The Feast of St. Nicholas











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:

Pom Pom said...

How sweet! I shall go check my shoes. It may take a while.

Granny Marigold said...

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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