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| Stockings waiting to be filled! |
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! May your "Nicholas boots" be filled to the rims with goodies!
As a custom in Germany, children will find small treats such as fruits (normally mandarins, oranges or apples, or nuts, and sometimes of special candies and cookies. In Baby M's kindergarten, one of the teachers/caretakers/parents/grandparents will impersonate Nicholas. He/She will be dressed up like a Bishop (minus the horse in this case). The children were asked to bring Stockings weeks ahead (as you can see, it's taken a more modern approach as opposed to the traditional boots). They will be asked if they have been good. Sometimes Nicholas will pretend to check his golden book of records, and the children will receive filled up stockings. This task would already been done secretly on Dec 5, when the stockings mysteriously disappeared. As you may notice, Saint Nicholas is very similar to the modern day Santa Claus! :-)
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