Today is Nikolaus
By Grace
@Gracezy (1632)
Germany
December 6, 2019 3:28pm CST
Nikolaus and Santa Claus they have similar outfits, They are two different people. In fact, many religious family’s try to focus more on Nikolaus earlier in December to ensure that Christmas is actually about Jesus birth, and not presents from an Americanized and commercialized Santa.
children set their shoes out on the night of December 5th Nikolaus comes in the middle of the night and leaves little gift like coins, chocolate, and toys for good children. And for the naughty children get something to remember about their behavior. But it's always depends on the family tradition too.
Did you celebrate Nikolaus? Or do you have similar like Nikolaus?
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@snowy22315 (170428)
• United States
6 Dec 19
I have heard of this..the lines blur between St. Nicolas and Santa Claus, but the earlier version is probably better.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Dec 19
I remember when I was a boy, my parents would leave our shoes in the doorway and in the morning there would be treats and money. Maybe that's the same tradition.
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
6 Dec 19
I've never heard that religious families focus more on Nikolaus during my long life as a German in Germany. Nikolaus is folklore, not religion.
We have four children in our house between one and five years old. The boyfriend of a young woman living in our house was the Nikolaus today. It was a great success.
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