Saint Nicolas Tag

In our family the Christmas season is all about welcoming Christ into our lives and home. Along the way we have found different things that help us do this. From Virginia where Dan and I celebrated our first Christmas as a married couple we adopted the tradition of putting (electric) candles in the windows like they would do at an inn if they had room. Because we have room in our home for Christ.

Another thing we do is celebrate Saint Nicolas Tag or Saint Nicolas Day. It is on December 6 that we remember a saint who loved to help children in need and to tell of the coming of Christ. So tonight for FHE I read a story about Saint Nicolas and the kids colored their own Saint Nicolas. And then tomorrow on Saint Nicolas Tag in the evening we will put our our stockings (shoes are more traditional) out and Saint Nicolas will leave a couple treats and a reminder that Christ's birth is coming!

Once upon a time there lived far away in the East a pious man, the Bishop Nicholas. One day he heard that far in the West was a big town. In this town all the people had to suffer hunger, the children also. Then Bishop Nicholas called his servants who loved him and said to them 'Bring me the fruits of your gardens and the fruits of your fields that we can still the hunger of the children in that town.' The servants brought baskets full of apples and nuts, and on top lay honey cakes which the women had baked. And the men brought sacks of wheat... (read the whole story)

It would be great to hear your Christmas traditions! If you do a blog post leave a link in the comments so we can all see!!

Fröhlich Saint Nikolaus Tag!