LL-L "Holidays" 2008.12.05 (01) [E/LS]

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

Happy St. Nicolas Day to all of you who celebrate it!

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.

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 *
Christkind*) tradition of the German-speaking world. In other words, we had
double joy and *two* men visiting us at different times. We did not confuse
them, unlike our American brethren who ended up mixing the two traditions.

I you click on the link given by our Arend below you will be able to view a
nice selection of his St. Nicolas (*Sinterklaas*) photos.

Enjoy the season!

Reinhard/Ron

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From: Arend <arden1952 at gmail.com>
Subject: Uitnodiging voor het bekijken van het Picasa-webalbum van Arend:
sint 2008

Moi Lèeglaanders

Op onderstaond adres daor stiet de ienege nog echte sunterklaos.

Hij is op de foto's zien verjaordag an 't vieren op een schoele in 't
Oogeveine.
En ik mut zeggen da'k as goedheiligman der een plezierige mörgen an ehad
hebbe.
Mar de kiender die hadden der 't mieste plezier an.

*sint 2008*

Juliana van Stolbergschool -

5 dec. 2008
van *Arend*

Sint tijdens zijn verjaardag op school


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