saint nicholas. the story of st. nicholas.. nicholas was born in turkey around 271ad his parents...
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Saint Nicholas
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The story of St. Nicholas..
• Nicholas was born in Turkey around 271AD
• His parents died when he was young• He wanted to spend his money
helping others• He helped a family by secretly giving
them gold
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The story of St. Nicholas..
• Nicholas became a priest and then a bishop
• He became famous because sailors told stories about him as they travelled around the world
• Over 30 countries celebrate his day on 6th December
• In the Netherlands everyone celebrates Sinterklaas by having parties and eating special food.
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Nicholas and the poor family
• Nicholas heard about a family who had lost their money.
• In those days, if you didn’t have money, your daughters couldn’t get married.
• This money was called a ‘dowry’. Without a dowry, the daughters would have to be sold as slaves.
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• Nicholas secretly gave the family enough gold for all three girls to marry.
• The father hid one night to see who was giving them the money.
• He thanked Nicholas, who told him not to tell anyone.
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The Netherlands -a year in the life of Sinterklaas
• January - Sinterklaas rests!• February - Sinterklaas travels around,
watching to see how well children behave. • November – Sinterklaas travels to the
Netherlands from Spain by steamboat with his helper and his milk-white horse.
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Mid-November - 4 December
• Day - Sinterklaas and his helpers visit towns • Night - Sinterklaas rides Schimmel to all the rooftops in the land. • He drops chocolate letters, sweets and small presents down the chimneys for children who have been good all year. • Children leave out shoes by the fireplace, filled with a carrot or some straw for the horse.
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December 5th - evening
• Grown-ups and children exchange gifts called "surprises".
• They make up poems about their friends and family and secretly put them on the gifts.
• People read their poem aloud in front of everyone.
• Traditional sweets and baked goods are eaten and the adults drink mulled wine