December 6th: Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe included gifts left in children's shoes (the origin of our American Christmas stockings). Children receive treats of oranges, nuts, sweet bread (shaped like a gingerbread man), and coins. Today, children still put a shoe outside their bedroom doors on the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, and expect to find candy and coins or small gifts in their shoe on December 6th. A couple of people in our office brought in oranges, nuts and sweetbread - unfortunately they didn't leave any money in our shoes.
2 comments:
I want to send you guys an xmas card, is there a postal code for Basel Switzerland? This is what I currently have:
Fasanenstrasse 9/1
CH-4127 Birsfelden
Dana dschroder@adesa.com
I want a gingerbread man! :) Just remember to take the candy out of your shoes before wearing.
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