December 6 is celebrated among certain groups as St. Nicholas' Feast Day. St. Nicholas lived from 270-347 A.D. and is considered as the basis or precursor to Santa Claus. For more info about old St. Nick, there is a Wikipedia entry (yadda-yadda); see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
Quoting from the entry: |He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the |shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model |for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. Make sure you check your shoes before you put them on tomorrow. Also, December 19 is observed by some who follow the old (Julian) calendar. Check your shoes then, too. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6996 or send a blank email to leave-6996-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
