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Being Raised in a Fairly Orthodox German American Catholic Community, This is Sad to Hear. We Celebrated both St Nicholas Day and Christmas.
Ho Ho, Oh No! Germany Has A Santa Shortage
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Posted 5 y ago
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You celebrated St Nick Day in Missouri? I thought that was pretty much Wisconsin only
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Dennis Loberger Germanic and Greek Tradition, He was a Greek Bishop and very Much Part of Both Cultures. I think it's Dec 8th. Remember putting out My Father's Shoes to fill with Small Toys and Gedunk.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Dennis Loberger There's a book about the Great Migration of Germans to Missouri, With a Name Like Wilhelm Wesling Nagel, Guess What? LOL! Nagel, Wesling, Ronsiek, Boverschmidt, Lietz, Miller? I'm Pretty Kraut.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
In Europe they celebrate on Dec 6. Here in Wisconsin we celebrate the evening of Dec 5 for the day of 6. The stockings are hung the evening of the 5th for the 6th
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