Happy St Nicholas Day to you all....
Do you or your country celebrate??
According to this website,
we do celebrate it in the UK ..
I have never heard any mention
of the day here, so might just
be in a few towns.. !!
I did celebrate when
I was a little girl
and lived
I was a little girl
and lived
in the Netherlands.
Hi Anne, Saint-Nicolas Day is a very, very big event in Belgium. I don't celebrate it any longer as I've 'outgrown' it and have no children. I do treat myself to marzipan - a typical Saint Nicolas treat - and Spanish Clementines though. Yum ;)
ReplyDeleteWe do celebtate here-kids get small gives (Santa puts them under pillow or to their shoes)-bigger gifts are for 24th
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, that picture is very very precious! It's exactly the setting I photographed yesterday ;)
ReplyDeleteSO much fun that we both did a post on Sinterklaas today. He will be almost back in Spain by now ;)
How long have you lived in Holland? I didn't know you have lived here. Do you know a few Nederlandse woorden still?
Have a lovely avond xxxx
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ReplyDeleteYes, I remember it from when I was a child, but it really has got lost since living in the UK. I love that picture, can you imagine something like that nowadays? So un-PC, which is fine by me - it made me smile! Have a great week, Love from London x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo. I didn't know you lived in Holland as a child. xx
ReplyDeleteI have always thought it was a Dutch thing. We don't celebrate it here.
ReplyDeleteHi Anne,
ReplyDeleteWelllllll, I just learned about it a few moments ago from reading Lindy Lou Mac's post about it... Haha! I'm not Catholic and don't know much about St.s Days... But St. Nic's Day is a good one, since he's the St. Nic for Christmas!!! I will have to get with the program next year... I think I'll wear my Santa hat all day to celebrate!
Well Saint Nicholas is celebrated in Italy although I just wrote about it, we did not personally celebrate. I love the old photo you included.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable photo! We are still eating the goodies that St. Nicholas left our children. He is rather generous. :D
ReplyDeleteDoes sound like fun but we do not celebrate this holiday in Canada.
ReplyDeleteHope all is well and your heart is full with the magic of the season. xoxoxox hugs
Nope we don't celebrate it here. Ain't St Nicholas the legendary Santa Claus? ;)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea if it is celebrated in France, certainly not a public holiday. 01 November is all saints day and that is a public holiday.
ReplyDeleteAha just discovered - In France Saint Nicolas comes primarily in Alsace, Lorraine, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and Brittany. A little donkey carries baskets filled with children's gifts and treats.
The whole family gets ready for the saint's arrival on December 6, with grandparents telling stories of the saint.
Have a good weekend, Diane xox
Happy St. Nicholas Day, Anne!
ReplyDeleteWe don't celebrate it in the Philippines but I'm delightful to greet you nonetheless.
Wish you a great weekend ahead too!