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The next day, December 1, is the Great Union Day (Ziua Marii Uniri), the National Day of Romania. [7] It is celebrated by all Romanians. In Bucharest and Alba Iulia Romanian Armed Forces have parades, showing their Land and Air vehicles and performing the Romanian national anthem "Deșteaptă-te, române!", used for the Union back in 1918. [8]
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
Soldiers on a parade during the National Day of Romania, 1 December 2008. The following is a list of public holidays in Romania. According to Romanian law, Romania had 15 public holidays as of 2011, which cover 14% of the days of the year in the country. [1]
Dec. 4, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Shoes are set out in the hopes of them being filled with sweets for St. Nicholas Day during the Ohio History Connection's annual Dickens of a Christmas event ...
The Feast of St. Nicholas, commonly known as St. Nick's Day, takes place every year in December. Here's everything to know about the holiday.
Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. This would make Santa ...
An 1865 illustration of the Hungarian Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) and a Krampusz, a fearful and devilish creature, a mean elfIn Austria, Czechia, southern Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine, Saint Nicholas often comes with two assistants (see companions of Saint Nicholas): a good angel who gives out presents to good children and a devil or a half-goat, half-demon monster ...
1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.