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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a>>
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Subject: Holidays<br>
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Happy St. Nicolas Day to all of you who celebrate it!<br>
<br>
When I grew up in Northern Germany we children had to polish our (best) shoes
on the evening of December 5, then put one shoe (with growing prosperity a pair
of shoes) on a window sill and say a little Nicolas poem in hope of the good
man's nocturnal visit. If we were good all year, we would find our shoes filled
with goodies the next morning, mostly seasonal treats, perhaps a small toy or
two as well. There would be pieces of coal for those that had been naughty, but
I only knew that from hearsay, of course.<br>
<br>
Being on a cultural and linguistic continuum with the Netherlands and Flanders and at the same time
dominated by Germany we
shared the St. Nicolas tradition of the Lowlands
and also shared the Father Christmas (and <i>Christkind</i>) tradition of the
German-speaking world. In other words, we had double joy and <i>two</i> men
visiting us at different times. We did not confuse them, unlike our American
brethren who ended up mixing the two traditions.<br><br>I you click on the link given by our Arend below you will be able to view a nice selection of his St. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Nicolas </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> (<i>Sinterklaas</i>) photos.<br>
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Enjoy the season!<br>
<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Arend</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:arden1952@gmail.com">arden1952@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">Uitnodiging voor het bekijken van het
Picasa-webalbum van Arend: sint 2008</span><br>
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Moi Lèeglaanders<br>
<br>
Op onderstaond adres daor stiet de ienege nog echte sunterklaos.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Hij is op de foto's zien verjaordag an 't vieren op een schoele in 't
Oogeveine.<br>
En ik mut zeggen da'k as goedheiligman der een plezierige mörgen an ehad hebbe.<br>
Mar de kiender die hadden der 't mieste plezier an.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="NL">sint 2008</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="NL">Juliana van Stolbergschool - </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">5 dec. 2008<br>
van <b>Arend</b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="NL">Sint tijdens zijn verjaardag op school </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<div style="line-height: 1.3em;"> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.nl/lh/sredir?uname=arden1952&target=ALBUM&id=5276350884530499521&authkey=xjMOSzbhxoo&feat=email" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"> Album weergeven</a>
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