- Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia
[c] Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe
- St. Nicholas Day in Germany: History, Customs, and Meaning
Born around the third century in what is now Turkey, Nicholas became known throughout Europe for his generosity, his protection of the vulnerable, and his miraculous acts Medieval texts celebrated him as a patron of sailors, merchants, and above all, children
- How to Celebrate Saint Nicholas Day Like a German
In this guide we’re going to dive into a special day that occurs early in Germany’s Christmas celebration: Saint Nicholas Day (also: Saint Nicholaus Day or Sankt Nikolaustag) Here’s everything you need to know about this special day so you can celebrate like a local in Germany or recreate this fun tradition in your own home
- St. Nicholas | Biography, Facts, Patron Saint, Legends, Feast Day . . .
Learn about the life of the historical St Nicholas, bishop of Myra After the Reformation, devotion to Nicholas disappeared in all the Protestant countries of Europe except Holland, where his legend persisted as Sinterklaas (a Dutch variant of the name St Nicholas)
- 6 December: Nikolaus explained - Hamburg. com
6 December is Saint Nicholas Day – or Nikolaus in Germany While the date receives its most elaborate religious celebrations in Southern Germany and other traditionally Catholic regions, children across the country (and much of Europe) still look forward to it with excitement each year
- Saint Nicholas: Biography, Patron Saint, Feast Day Santa
Saint Nicholas was a Christian bishop who helped the needy After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew Saint Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who
- Saint Nicolas | Weihnachtsmuseum
St Nicholas’ Day was the highlight of Christmas in private families until the second half of the 16th century Nicholas was born in Patara, a Turkish port city in the then province of Lycia on the Ionian Sea Myra in Lycia was his episcopal see He died in 342 A D or 347 A D
- Nikolaus 2025 - Datum, Geschichte, Bräuche | MDR. DE
Am 6 Dezember 2025 ist Nikolaustag Kindern stellen geputzte Schuhe vor die Tür Doch wer war eigentlich Nikolaus von Myra und woher kommt der Brauch, Schuhen vor die Tür zu stellen?
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