Do any of our HOs with kids celebrate St. Nick's (St. Nikolaus) today?

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It’s kind of a big thing back in the homeland. Kids put out their biggest boots (or more than one pair of shoes) on the evening of December 5th, then wake up to see them filled with chocolate, nuts, and oranges — well, at least that was the case when I was a child, back in the last century :old_woman:

Theoretically, children that had misbehaved would get coal or nothing, but I was clearly a very well behaved child :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

I’m aware this is more of a Western European tradition, but given how international our members are I thought I’d ask.

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And, on related subject, do any of our members with Dutch heritage celebrate Zwarte Piet (Black Peter), alongside St Nick? Yes, I know it’s a controversial thing in parts of Netherlands society these days.

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OMG. I find that very hard to believe. There is a hilarious David Sedaris story about it, however:

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All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Austin will receive a visit from him tomorrow. It’s always fun.

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But tomorrow’s Dec 7 :thinking: