Today is one of the first official Christmas celebrations in Germany. The children put their polished boots outside their front doors last night. This morning, the boots are filled to bursting with candies, chocolates, mandarins, and cookies.
In our household, both Mr. and Mrs. St. Nikolas arrived to shower the children with sweets.
Mr. Nikolas was a bit uncertain whether his constant reminders over the last few days, had actually sunk into the mush brain of his ever so loving, but ever so confused wife. (Granted, it has been known for Mrs. Nikolas to rush off to the local gas station in a pinch, when she forgot the up-and-coming St. Nikolas Day.) So, the children have now received enough sweets to keep them on a sugar high throughout the next four weeks, which is our official Christmas season: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Even, New Year’s Day, and onto Epiphany (when the three kings bring gifts).
Happy St. Nikolas to you all.
Happy St Nikolas to you too! Some members of my family were tearing wrappers off chocolate before 6am. No-one was too interested in their breakfast.
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Nikolas to you too.
ReplyDelete(The three kings bring gifts too? Not around here. But then the chocolate from today will get my son through the next weeks too. No Problem.)