Today is St. Nicholas Day... it is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. The American Santa Claus is derived from this. He instead comes on December 6 and children leave out their shoes to be filled with candies and toys by him. Christmas Eve and Day are then dedicated to the Christkind, or "Christ child". Gifts to others and also between family are exchanged on Christmas Eve.
Now that we have our own little family, we thought it would be nicer to celebrate Christmas the traditional way. These days it has become so superficial and un-Christlike, instead an outlet to give and receive gifts with no real meaning behind them, or rather more focusing on Santa Claus. Celebrating St. Nicholas Day instead keeps the celebrations separate, less confusing, and more importantly...special~
just leave it to the Soenneckens to do it differently!
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Thats Right!
We have been doing this for many years for our children as it is the Feast Day of st. Nick in the Catholic church as well as my Birthday..it just starts our holiday season off well.
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