The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6.Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

On St. Nick's Eve, St. Nicholas fills stockings left out for children based on how they behaved that year. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus – sometimes referred to as St. Nick, ...

The enticing scent of bleenies, kielbasi, pierogi and other coal region foods wafted over the grounds of St. Nicholas Hall on ...

St. Nicholas lived nearly two thousand years ago, and the story of how he morphed into Santa is the stuff of legend. His tale travels from Europe to America and back again, leaving cookie crumbs ...

St. Nicholas was a real catch. Forget everything you know about Santa Claus. Almost everything we associate him with—the North Pole, the sled, the reindeer—is a 19 th-century confection laid ...

This story originally ran in 2023. It was updated for 2024. If you grew up celebrating St. Nicholas Day – often called St. Nick’s – or celebrate it today with your family, you are part of an ...

The location of St. Nicholas’ mortal remains is already a matter of some dispute, and the discovery of the additional sarcophagus, depending on what it contains, will likely muddy things further.

Nicholas John (Nick) Nader, age 99 of St. Augustine, Florida passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025 at Riverside Cottages at The Shores with his family by his side. He was born in St. Augustine on ...

The feast day of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, was celebrated by the Dutch as a gift-giving day when children put out their shoes to be filled with goodies by St. Nick, who had evolved into a mystical ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...