While it might seem like just another excuse to get or give holiday treats, the history of St. Nicholas Day holds a message that can help center both the Advent and Christmas season in a way that ...

But in parts of Europe, including Germany and Holland, St. Nicholas Day remains separate from Christmas. Places in the United States with Dutch traditions, including Holland, Michigan, and areas ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor. He is one of the most popular saints of the Church, even though there is scarcely anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop ...

SHEBOYGAN – St. Nicholas will make his annual stop at a local hospital. A Visit with St. Nicholas returns to HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 5. The community is invited to ...

St. Nicholas, as it turns out, was a central figure in the popular culture of the Netherlands, beloved as the bearer of gifts in the Christmas season. For the early Dutch colonists in the New ...

Advent wreaths, St. Nicholas, Christmas biscuits and potato salad — all are part of Christmas for most German-speaking families. But the holiday is more than just that. For many, the holiday is ...

but is best known as 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' and officially called 'A Visit from St Nicholas'. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house Not a creature was stirring ...