Many Wisconsin families have made the holiday their own with traditional gifts, including handmade ornaments, candy and the ...

On Dec. 6, Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate the feast day of Saint Nicholas, a bishop of the early Christian Church. He was born in 280 A.D. in Patara, ...

On December 6, we recognize the third-century saint who became an inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus. Legendary stories about St. Nicholas later become part of the inspiration for the ...

It is a fact, strange but true, that Santa Claus’ corpse was stolen from its tomb. Though Christmas carols and Claymation specials have for some reason neglected the heist of St. Nick’s dead body, the ...

In many European lands, celebrations honoring St. Nicholas, held on or near his feast day Dec. 6, are considered to be the ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Many people and famous Christmas songs refer to Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas, or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title. There was ...

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Renee Montagne follows the story of Santa Claus, from his origins as a Greek Orthodox bishop named Nicholas in the fourth century to his status as an icon of Christmas. Jeremy Seal, author of Nicholas ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends ...

KIM LAWTON: It’s the season of Santa Claus, and it seems he’s everywhere. Children anxiously await the arrival of Santa who is, of course, bearing gifts. But some Christians are worried that most of ...

But before that, there's another holiday that's already making waves. It's Saint Nicholas Day. Celebrated every year around December 6, Saint-Nicolas is above all a tradition that endures in eastern ...

Archaeologists say they've found Tomb of St Nicholas who inspired the story of 'Santa Claus.' They uncovered a six-foot-long limestone tomb with a raised lid and pitch roof buried up to six feet ...