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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 Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure [1] originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve.
Saint Nicholas is a legendary figure in European folklore based on the Greek early Christian bishop Nicholas of Myra, patron saint of children. On Saint Nicholas Day, children wait for Saint Nicholas to come and put a present under their pillow or in a boot on their windowsill, provided that the children were good during the year. Children who ...
It is also common for children to leave letters for St. Nicholas and carrots or grass for his donkey or horse. When did St. Nick's Day come to America? St. Nick's Day was brought to the U.S. with ...
But, how did this special day and one of its classic traditions, stockings, originate? We wanted the answers, so we started a hunt to track Feast Day and Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
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]
Since the real Saint Nicholas devoted his life to helping others, it seemed appropriate to merge the two at the time. As time went on, however, the legend of Santa Claus became more of a myth than ...
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos.It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'.