This is the latest in a Saturday series of stories and photographs featuring local holiday traditions. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For ...

As thousands of visitors from around the world poured into Tarpon Springs for Epiphany, it's important to recognize the history that comes with the celebration.

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 ...

for it was their tradition to give small gifts or sweets on St. Nicholas Day. And so, this Dutch tradition inspired the American mythologizing of a man with a sack of presents on his back to be ...

The name “Santa Claus” originates from the Dutch “Sinterklaas,” a variation of St. Nicholas ... Magos (The Day of the Three Kings), which is observed on Jan. 6. The Three Wise Men bring gifts to ...

“It’s called Mikuláš (St. Nicholas). On the fifth, at night, you leave your shoes ... tradition goes, on the 24th, Slafkovsky must fast until dinnertime. “You shouldn’t eat the whole day ...

Although magic is often the simplest explanation for St. Nick’s Christmas Eve adventures, many of Santa’s traditions ... Nicholas, who was born to wealthy parents in the third century in ...

It’s easy to wonder where Santa Claus comes from, and NBC4 has the answers. Although magic is often the simplest explanation ...

who would visit children on Saint Nicholas Day, December 6, to reward them with gifts and sweets. Over time, this tradition evolved and merged with other cultural influences to create the modern ...

Perhaps you’re hoping to deepen your understanding of the Christian tradition ... who left out their shoes or stockings. Moore took liberty with the date of St. Nicholas day, which is December ...