St Nick's day

[pashtrd]

I had no idea St. Nick's day was not a widely celebrated holiday. My family has always celebrated it as far back as I can remember.
Does your family?
From Wikipedia:
Celebration in the United States

While feasts of Saint Nicholas are not observed nationally, cities with strong German influences like Milwaukee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee), Cincinnati (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati), Cleveland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland), and St. Louis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri) celebrate St. Nick's Day on a scale similar to the German custom.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas#cite_note-4) On December 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5), the Eve of St. Nicholas Day, each child puts one empty shoe outside their bedroom door or on a staircase before they go to sleep. The following morning of December 6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_6), the children awake to find that St. Nick has filled their footwear with candy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy) and small presents (if the children have been good) or coal (if not). For these children, the relationship between St. Nick and Santa Claus is not clearly defined, although St. Nick is usually explained to be a helper of Santa. The tradition of St. Nick's Day is firmly established in the Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis communities, with parents often continuing to observe the day with their adult children. Widespread adoption of observing the tradition has spread among the German, Polish, Belgian and Dutch communities throughout Wisconsin, and is carried out through modern times.

[Rocket Power]

Yeah me neither . My wife had no clue about it when I wanted to do it for my kid, and she grew up in the Lake Geneva/ Burlington area it's not like it's that far away.

[Korndogg]

yeah I have always celebrated it.

[Ricky Bobby]

i have also done it since i can remeber so me and the wife just did it for our 6month old boy and we took him to see santa for the first time today also
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/LastDemo/PC062633.jpg

[Yooformula]

never heard about it either growing up on the east coast. I did read once that the saint nicholas was the model used for santa claus though. He donated his money and food to homeless kids and families and later when gifts were left for kids it was rumored to be from saint nick.

[michelle]

We had stockings until we started high school. This year, stockings were filled for the dogs and cats. It was just an excuse so I could spoil them a bit without Adam getting annoyed. Each dog got two new bones and a squeaky toy. The cats got a few crunchy balls and new treats. Adam got Carmex because it's his favorite during the winter. And I got my oil changed in my car and winter tires put on. :goof

My students have been talking about it all week, so we'll see what they brag about tomorrow.

[Holeshot]

Knew about as a kid but we never celebrated it.

[70 cutlass 442]

We had stockings until we started high school. This year, stockings were filled for the dogs and cats. It was just an excuse so I could spoil them a bit without Adam getting annoyed. Each dog got two new bones and a squeaky toy. The cats got a few crunchy balls and new treats. Adam got Carmex because it's his favorite during the winter. And I got my oil changed in my car and winter tires put on. :goof

My students have been talking about it all week, so we'll see what they brag about tomorrow.

Adam got the shaft.

[michelle]

Yeah, but he gets spoiled every day, so it evens out. :devil

[tommyt5078]

Never knew anything about it until I meet my wife 8 years ago.


Grew up in northern Illinois.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

we celebrate this. he left me a boatload of candy!

[Irish]

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[88Nightmare]

never heard about it either growing up on the east coast. I did read once that the saint nicholas was the model used for santa claus though. He donated his money and food to homeless kids and families and later when gifts were left for kids it was rumored to be from saint nick.


I agree. I grew up in new York and no one ever heard of this. We hung stockings too but they were only filled Christmas eve, and opened on Christmas morning/day

[tommyt5078]

I am with you. Grew up in Rockford. Never heard of the tradition until I moved here. On a side note, I didn't know what a bubbler was until I moved here either.


Funny, very funny.


And what is a bubbler?


Water fountain, FTW :thumbsup

[Firefighter Z]

My family has had it ever since I was born and continues today in the family... But this year he brought me the flu and I didn't even have my stocking out!

My daughter got a few gifts though that are starting to annoy me...:(

[07ROUSHSTG3]

st. nick doesn't use the stockings when he comes to my house. leaves his stuff at the doorstep. my daughter who is 2, is finally getting some of this stuff. we were checking throughout the day to see if he had come. got her all excited. then i put the stuff out there and she about pissed her pants when we went to check. was my best st. nick ever.

it is weird that it is a regional thing.

[BR3W CITY]

And what is a bubbler?


Water fountain, FTW :thumbsup

Do you call soda "pop" too? :rolf


As for St Nick; my family has always celebrated it. Its def a German/Polish/etc type of thing. When I used to take German, we were taught the same, about him being the model for Santa. They make a pretty big deal out of it over there tho, usually a big parade. He is portrayed as a more slender man, kinda dressed like the pope.

wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

[Exitspeed]

Wow, I feel weird. I had no idea it was a local thing.