Project Gutenberg 2011-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 59 Schrijnen, Jos. 1869 1937 Schrijnen, Josef Schrijnen, Jozef Karel Frans Hubert De H. Nikolaas in het folklore Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "De H. Nikolaas in het folklore" by Jos. Schrijnen is a scholarly work focused on the folklore surrounding Saint Nicholas, likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the customs, legends, and societal implications of the Saint Nicholas celebrations, examining both Christian and pre-Christian elements and their interconnections within folklore. The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the significance and burgeoning interest in folklore as a scientific study during this time, as reflected in the modern surroundings. Schrijnen provides a critical overview of previous scholarly views on the origins and meanings behind the folklore associated with Saint Nicholas. He emphasizes the complex interactions between Christian traditions and older, pagan customs that influence contemporary practices, setting a foundation for a deeper exploration of the rituals, symbols, and characters involved in the festivities, such as the distribution of gifts and mythical figures aligned with fertility and abundance in the winter holiday season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Folklore -- Netherlands Santa Claus -- Netherlands GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 177612 177619 2024-09-16T07:14:05.465204 2023-09-16T13:22:10.539842 text/html text/html 170473 2011-12-05T12:55:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81906 2011-12-05T13:00:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136027 2024-09-16T07:14:12.397186 application/epub+zip 137891 2024-09-16T07:14:07.507209 application/epub+zip 106794 2024-09-16T07:14:06.321210 application/epub+zip 302156 2024-09-16T07:14:15.479191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281418 2024-09-16T07:14:11.291181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211145 2022-09-17T12:35:20.753802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109464 2024-09-16T07:14:04.594242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109828 2011-12-05T12:55:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43143 2011-12-05T13:00:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 109172 2011-12-05T12:59:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42917 2011-12-05T13:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19427 2024-09-16T07:14:15.622171 application/rdf+xml 12944 2024-09-16T07:14:06.716255 image/jpeg 3190 2024-09-16T07:14:06.511204 image/jpeg 131667 2024-09-16T07:14:05.496206 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog