LL-L "Holidays" 2007.12.05 (04) [E/Yiddish]

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From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: LL-L "Holidays" 2007.12.05 (01) [E]

Dank u, dank u! But in the Netherlands we celebrate Sinterklaas today, 5th
of december, although his birthday is tomorrow. I think our Flemish friend
do celebrate it tomorrow

Ingmar

From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Holidays

Dear Lowlanders,

To those of you that celebrate it, happy St. Nicholas Day tomorrow,
December 6!

This is the major holiday of the Christmas season for most of our friends
in the areas under Dutch influence.

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From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: LL-L "Holidays" 2007.12.05 (01) [E]

{...}
> But all of us had St. Nicholas in common, all on
> December 6: Low Saxon *(Sankt)
> Nyklaas*, German *(Sankt) **Nikolaus*, Polish
> *Święty Mikołaj (z Miry)*.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Reinhard/Ron

Well. No one will ever understand the secrets of Sint
Nicolaas. Not even me.

And no one will ever understand why -this year- I
didn't get any presents in my well-polished shoes
[although I have children. But does Sint Nicolaas know
about them?]

I give you full clarication.

Sint Nicolaas has his birthday on december 6th.

But the dutch 'cheese-heads' celebrate [I mean: give
outrageous presents, except for the ab. 1.2000.000
households who are to poor for it] on december 5.

Let's blame the old-germanics.
They started the new day with sundown.
So the evening before the present december 6 was also
the birthday of our holy Nicolas.

So according the old tradition, presents given on the
eve of december 5, are given on the birthday  of Sint
Nicolaas.

I hope you all have been nice kids the last year.

vr.gr.
Theodorus Nicolaas Maria Homan

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From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: Brooks, Mark <mark.brooks at twc.state.tx.us>

Ron wrote: "…and rough old Knecht Ruprecht…"

I haven't heard of him (her?) before.  Which tradition does he (she?) come
from?

Mark Brooks
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From: R. F. Hahn < sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Holidays

Thanks, guys! And sorry about the error in the date.

Mark, Knecht Ruprecht is Santa's helper, or rather he does The Man's dirty
work, his specialty being the punishment of the naughty kids so Santa's
image isn't tarnished.

And, not to forget -- and here I nearly made another date error -- happy
Hanukkah to all of you that celebrate it! It begins todayt; i.e., it began
last night with sundown, and will end on the 13th of December. *

Ikh hob okersht bashlosn tsu esn latkes haynt bay nakht, **un a bisl loks
mit smetene dertsu! **Oy, s'iz azoy geshmak!*

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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