... stuck in my shoe ...
a very special gift.
Not a chocolate Santa Claus ...
... no a "real" chocolate
Nicholas!
On the small difference that matters ...
- Santa Claus vs Santa -
this ... Nicholas
with a miter, a crosier ....
... in the hands of the Gospel ....
This chocolate Nicholas
to be in the holy Saint Nicholas as the patron saint of many population groups,
of the altar servers,
the merchants
on children up to the seafarer in
placed opposite to Santa Claus.
Many stories and myths surround the holy Saint Nicholas:
Nicholas and the sailors - a legend
At the time Nicholas was bishop of Myra,
once drove sailors to their ship across the Mediterranean.
As a terrible storm broke out. The sky was dark
and raging waves.
The wind caught the sails and tore it into many pieces.
Finally, the mast broke.
The waves beat on the edge of the boat and the boat threatened to sink.
Suddenly a strange man standing at the wheel.
He nodded to the sailors to calm and friendly and steered the ship
by the floods.
As they approached, despite the devastating storm the port.
But they got out there were
was the fearless and friendly helper disappeared.
visited some time later some of the sailors, the church of Myra.
There they saw their savior again.
It was Bishop Nicholas, who in the night their ship through the storm steered
and saved them.
They thanked him with all my heart.
But the bishop did not want much. obeys
He reminded them of the story of Jesus,
which even the storm on the Sea of Galilee had.
is still revered Bishop Nicholas as the patron saint of seafarers.
(Alois porridge)
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