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'''Saint Nicholas Day''', also called the '''Feast of Saint Nicholas''', observed on |
'''Saint Nicholas Day''', also called the '''Feast of Saint Nicholas''', observed on 5or6 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|Saint Nicholas of Myra]]; it falls within the season of [[Advent]].<ref name="Johnston2011">{{cite book |last1=Johnston |first1=Ruth A. |title=All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World |year=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-36462-4 |page=342 |language=English |quote=Saint Nicholas's Day occurred early in Advent, on December 6}}</ref> It is celebrated as a [[Christian]] festival with particular regard to Saint Nicholas' reputation as a bringer of gifts, as well as through the attendance of [[church service]]s.<ref name="McKnight1917">{{cite book|last=McKnight|first=George Harley|title=St. Nicholas: His Legend and His Role in the Christmas Celebration and Other Popular Customs|year=1917|publisher=G.P. Putman's Sons|page=58|quote=Down to within recent times in the church of S. Nicola in Carcere at Rome, the generosity of St. Nicholas was annually commemorated, by the giving of gifts to poor children in the sacristy after the memorial Mass on St. Nicholas's day.}}</ref><ref name="KeshenSt-Onge2001"/><ref name="Carus2002"/> |
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In the European countries of [[Germany]] and [[Poland]], boys have traditionally dressed as bishops and begged alms for the poor.<ref name="Baird2005">{{cite book|last=Baird|first=David|title=Christmas: Decorations, Feasts, Gifts, Traditions|year=2005|publisher=[[Lagardère Publishing]]|isbn=9781840727173|quote=Traditionally, in Germany boys dressed as bishops begged alms for the poor.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/christmas00davi}}</ref> In the Portuguese city of [[Guimarães]], the [[Nicolinas]], a series of festivities in honor of Saint Nicholas happen every year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festas Nicolinas |url=https://www.cm-guimaraes.pt/viver/festas-nicolinas |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.cm-guimaraes.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref> In [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]] children wait for St. Nicholas to come and to put a present under their pillows provided that the children were good during the year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows. In the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] children put out a shoe filled with hay and a carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse. On Saint Nicholas Day, gifts are tagged with personal humorous rhymes written by the sender.<ref name="MC2002">{{cite book|title=Peoples of Europe: Lithuania-Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/peoplesofeurope0001unse|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|isbn=9780761473848|page=343}}</ref> In the [[United States]], one custom associated with Saint Nicholas Day is children leaving their shoes in the [[foyer]] on Saint Nicholas Eve in hope that Saint Nicholas will place some coins on the [[Sole (shoe)|sole]]s.<ref name="Carus2002">{{cite book|last=Carus|first=Louise|title=The Real St. Nicholas|date=2002|publisher=Quest Books|isbn=9780835608138|pages=2|quote=In Myra, the traditional St. Nicholas Feast Day is still celebrated on December 6, which many believe to be the anniversary of St. Nicholas' death. This day is honored throughout Western Christendom, in lands comprising both Catholic and Protestant communities (in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Saint's feast date is December 19). On December 5, the eve of St. Nicholas Day, some American boys and girls put their shoes outside their bedroom door and leave a small gift in hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there.}}</ref> |
In the European countries of [[Germany]] and [[Poland]], boys have traditionally dressed as bishops and begged alms for the poor.<ref name="Baird2005">{{cite book|last=Baird|first=David|title=Christmas: Decorations, Feasts, Gifts, Traditions|year=2005|publisher=[[Lagardère Publishing]]|isbn=9781840727173|quote=Traditionally, in Germany boys dressed as bishops begged alms for the poor.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/christmas00davi}}</ref> In the Portuguese city of [[Guimarães]], the [[Nicolinas]], a series of festivities in honor of Saint Nicholas happen every year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festas Nicolinas |url=https://www.cm-guimaraes.pt/viver/festas-nicolinas |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.cm-guimaraes.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref> In [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]] children wait for St. Nicholas to come and to put a present under their pillows provided that the children were good during the year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows. In the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] children put out a shoe filled with hay and a carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse. On Saint Nicholas Day, gifts are tagged with personal humorous rhymes written by the sender.<ref name="MC2002">{{cite book|title=Peoples of Europe: Lithuania-Netherlands|url=https://archive.org/details/peoplesofeurope0001unse|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|isbn=9780761473848|page=343}}</ref> In the [[United States]], one custom associated with Saint Nicholas Day is children leaving their shoes in the [[foyer]] on Saint Nicholas Eve in hope that Saint Nicholas will place some coins on the [[Sole (shoe)|sole]]s.<ref name="Carus2002">{{cite book|last=Carus|first=Louise|title=The Real St. Nicholas|date=2002|publisher=Quest Books|isbn=9780835608138|pages=2|quote=In Myra, the traditional St. Nicholas Feast Day is still celebrated on December 6, which many believe to be the anniversary of St. Nicholas' death. This day is honored throughout Western Christendom, in lands comprising both Catholic and Protestant communities (in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Saint's feast date is December 19). On December 5, the eve of St. Nicholas Day, some American boys and girls put their shoes outside their bedroom door and leave a small gift in hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there.}}</ref> |
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