St. Nicky

Here we are, the 17th of December and I am putting up information from the 6th. Great.


St. Nicholas, whose day is now celebrated on December 6th, is the ancestor of Santa Claus. St. Nick was a Bishop a long time ago (very specific) and gave gifts in secret to people. In keeping with a long tradition which my parents picked up from their two years in Germany, we also celebrate this special day by putting our shoes out in the hall on the eve of St. Nicholas Day.

Here we are waiting to open our shoes very patiently.

"That last picture cut off heads, let's spread out more."

This is what we got in our shoes, with some variation. I got a pomegranate, some chocolate and only three sticks. Others got some different fruits.

We also got some clothing, which I here model for myself in the mirror. This really is a nice shirt.

Thank you, St. Nicholas and Thank you, God who has given us many good examples of people in the past who lived first for you.

~Tim