[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 …

Dec 20, 2025 · 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 …

Few German holidays blend history, folklore, and family warmth quite like St. Nicholas Day. Celebrated each year on 6 December, it is a tradition that reaches deep into medieval Christian practice, yet …

Dec 1, 2025 · In Germany, St Nikolaus and his companion visit homes on the evening of the 5th to ask whether the children behaved all year. St Nikolaus would be dressed in white robes and carrying a …

1 day ago · St. Nikolaus Day — still celebrated Dec. 6 every year — is a preliminary round of Christmas gifts and holiday cheer in Bavaria. During this holiday, St. Nikolaus visits towns to read from his book …

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 …

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 …

Dec 22, 2025 · Titled simply “Nikolaus und Krampus,” the story takes the form of a memoir in which author Ernst von Beisinger looks back at a childhood visit to his home by St. Nicholas and Krampus. …

Feb 16, 2010 · Santa Claus—otherwise known as St. Nicholas or Kris Kringle—has a long history steeped in Christmas traditions. Today, he is thought of mainly as the jolly man in red who brings …

In the US the figure of Nikolaus and Santa Claus became synonymous. The local people would dress up like St. Nikolaus and distribute gifts among children on Christmas Eve.