Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day. Yes, the same St. Nicholas who is sometimes known as Santa Claus.
But, today's celebration is for the "old" St. Nicholas, the original Saint from the third and fourth centuries. St. Nicholas Day is celebrated in many countries, but rarely in the U.S. In some countries, children put their shoes outside their doors, and in the morning they find coins, candy and/or toys in the shoes.
St. Nicholas, it seems, was a busy man. He is the patron saint of children, sailors, merchants, thieves and students.
Today, in honor of St. Nicholas and his benevolence, write a kind letter to a child or a sailor or a merchant or a student. If you want to write a kind letter to a thief, I guess that'll be OK, too.
Hmmmm, a letter to a thief? That could get us in some hot water LOL. Perhaps I should write that letter to myself because I'm a thief of time, efficiency, and enterprise.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, writing a kind letter to someone in jail for theft isn't a bad idea.