Night of Saint Nicholas

Night of Saint Nicholas

On the night of 5 / 6 December is said that Santa Claus comes to windows and see who sleep and are obedient children, leaving them in boots sweets and other gifts, but he also is that it punishes those lazy and disobedient. On the morning of St. Nicholas, are gifts to good children boots. It's an old custom, not only the Romans, to make gifts on this day. Unlike Santa Claus, Santa Claus does not show again. In fact, the story of gifts distributed stealthily old starts tonight.

It is said that Saint Nicholas himself wretched helped three girls in his town, but bringing them drawers, night, without being seen. The house in which lived three sisters was more than poor. Their father planned to sell their daughters, believing that this will settle. His daughters tears and entreaties have not persuaded the old man with black soul. St. Nicholas learned of the calamity that happened not far from his home. At night, stealthily, he threw a bag full of yellow in the face of the largest room. Thus she was able to marry soon. Mosul and so did the next two years, the middle sister and then the little they managed to sit in their homes.

Since then and until today, every night of St. Nicholas, loved ones, especially children, receive gifts from Santa were not shown before.

Who is St. Nicholas?

Known in Transylvania  under the name of Sin-Nicoara, Saint Nicholas is the most popular saint in Transylvania. Generated a true celebration of the folklore, the gifts of Santa Neculai and up to customs and legends from village to village differentiated. Born in the city of Patara in Lycia region of Asia, St. Nicholas (in Greek conqueror of the people) elected prince turned early, surprising a child by making them wonders. After her parents died, Nicholas shared his wealth to the poor and founded the monastery of Sion near Myra, the capital of Lycia, traveling as a priest in Jerusalem.

Christians of that time kept his numerous miracles memory (bringing to life a fallen sailors of the mast, healing incurable diseases, stop, through prayer and fasting, a storm at sea etc.). In the last part of life in the monastery founded by retired him, of Zion, where he was buried on 6 December 352. After eight years, Emperor Justinian of