2006-12-04 12:21:12 · 13 answers · asked by good0lddog 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
From Saint Nicholas......
Saint Nicholas (Greek: Νικόλαος, "Victory of the people") is the common name for Saint Nicholas of Myra, who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus, Father Christmas or in The Netherlands and Belgium as Sint-Nicolaas or Sinterklaas. He lived in 4th century Myra in the Byzantine Empire's Lycia, the modern day Demre in the Antalya province of Turkey. This is as much as is generally known about him in the West.
This historical character was the inspiration for a mythical figure known as Sankt Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas in the Netherlands and Flanders, which in turn was the inspiration for Santa Claus. Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) is a major celebration in the Netherlands and in Flanders (see below). Among Orthodox Christians, the historical Saint Nicholas is remembered and revered. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, children, and students in Greece, Russia and Serbia. He is also the patron saint of Barranquilla (Colombia), Bari (Italy) and of Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Merry Christmas!
2006-12-04 12:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Angel Wings 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas Eve
2006-12-04 20:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
St Nicks comes the night of Dec 6th! At least that is they way it was when I was a kid!
2006-12-04 20:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
december 25
2006-12-04 20:50:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He comes in the night of 5th to 6th december
2006-12-06 18:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by monique z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you mean Santa Clause. He comes Christmas night
2006-12-04 20:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by winds_of_justice 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Next weekend
2006-12-04 21:28:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Christmas day
2006-12-04 20:23:45 · answer #8 · answered by cierra27spikeit 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On Halloween. You missed him.
2006-12-04 20:29:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anne B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he doesnt come santa died in jail centuries ago r u that stupid
2006-12-04 20:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by odd_ball03 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋