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St. Nick's Day (
Sankt Nikolaus Tag) is a holiday commemorating St. Nicholas. He was known for his generosity toward the needy, and his love of children. The night before the anniversary of his death date (December 6th), children set out their shoes (or hang stockings) for St. Nick to find. On the next morning, they are delighted to find their shoes filled with sweets, fruit, nuts and a present of some kind. During my last stay in Germany, the children had to also clean their shoes before setting them out, or else St. Nick might not come (a clever way to get kids to clean their shoes without much of a struggle, if you ask me).
Again, this is something I haven't had in the past two years. I guess that means my childhood's just about over...
Och, menno...
Bis morgen!
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