tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25616919.post2086212872635784094..comments2009-12-21T17:15:23.343-08:00Comments on All Kinds of Crazy: Sleigh bells ring.. .maybesnerkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893968313101080129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25616919.post-32057815798653651182007-12-14T10:06:00.000-08:002007-12-14T10:06:00.000-08:00An ode to our friend, Nick:Do you think phrases li...An ode to our friend, Nick:<BR/><BR/>Do you think phrases like "waiting for Santa and his sleigh" may give us an opportunity to tell the story of St. Nicholas, a saint who was deeply concerned for poor children. Maybe this will totally reorient our gift giving from giving gifts to family and friends who 'don't need anything' or people that really have legitimate needs. <BR/><BR/>Saint Nicholas:<BR/>St Nicholas was born in 280 AD, in Patara, a city of Lycia, in Asia Minor. He became the gift giver of Myra. His gifts were given late at night, so that the gift giver's identity would remain a secret. St Nicholas was eventually named the patron saint of children, sailors, Russia and Greece.<BR/><BR/>St Nicholas was a Christian priest, who later became a bishop. He was a rich person, and traveled the country helping people, giving gifts of money and other presents. St Nicholas did not like to be seen when he gave away presents, so the children of the day were told to go to sleep quickly or he would not come! <BR/><BR/>A famous story about St Nicholas, is about a poor man who had no money to give to his three daughters on their wedding day. In those days, girls without a dowry were left with few options in life. St Nick dropped bags of gold into the stockings which the girls had left to dry by the fire. The sisters found the gold and ever since, children have hung up stockings on Christmas Eve hoping that they will be filled with presents by Christmas morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com