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To change without journeying is to be a chameleon.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

An Old Fashioned St. Nicholas


This St. Nicholas was featured in a window display for the Alsatian History Museum.
Photo taken in Strasbourg, France in December 2011.

2 comments:

  1. Do they celebrate St. Nicholas Day in Strasbourg? We did in Germany! Had to put our shoes out, and then we got treats in them if we were good! I always loved that tradition.

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  2. They do celebrate St. Nicolas Day in Strasbourg. I think it must be the German influence because most of the rest of France does not celebrate this day. I wasn't there long enough to catch on to the full celebration. Maybe I should start having my daughter put out her shoes on St. Nicholas Day just as a nod to our time in Strasbourg. It would be a fun family tradition to have.

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