Nicholas day in Slovakia our tradition

1. Slovak tradition
St. Mikuláš
( Saint Nicolaus, Santa Claus, Christmas
father)

2. Mikuláš
● Tradition developing from Holly Bible
● There were three sisters who were very poor and they
cannot get married
● Mikuláš went arround their house and gave each of
them presents.
● They did not know who was Mikuláš, and they were
very happy to easilly find their grooms.
●
Our tradition – on 5th
December every year goes St.
Mikuláš to our houses and gives us several sweet
presents to everybody to live in well being...

3. How does he look like?
● It is and old man with his white long beard
● He has got long hole to knock on the window ( it is
siver or golden)
● He has got white or red long coat
● He has got a lot of sweets in his basket

4. How does he look like?
● It is and old man with his white long
beard
● He has got long hole to knock on
the window ( it is siver or golden)
● He has got white or red long coat
● He has got a lot of sweets in his
basket

5. Nicholas helpers
● The first helper is Old Nick
● He has got dirty black face
● He´s got long tail and long horns
● His task is to take bad children to his sack to cary
away to the hell with them.
● He alway gives to children coals, wood, onion or
garlic

6. Nicholas helpers
● The first helper is Old Nick
● He has got dirty black face
● He´s got long tail and long
horns
● His task is to take bad
children to his sack to cary
away to the hell with them.
● He alway gives to children
coals, wood, onion or garlic

7. Nicholas second helper is an angel
● His task is help to Nicholo give some
gifts and protect children form Old
Nick
● Children usually sing songs to
Nicholas or they are saying some
carols
● Sometimes bad children are crying
but only those who are bad all the
year!!!

8. This is inseparable couple!!!

9. St. Nocholas visit
● We can meet St Nicholas in Slovakia 3 times
● First time it is in the Theatre or in community center
(see the picture above)
● Second time hes comes with his helpers to our house
● And third time he comes at night to give his presents
to our boots...( we must clean our boots in the
evening and we must give them to the window or to
the fireplace..

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Thank you for paying attention!!!
Viktória Tolarovičová