Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 94 McKnight, George Harley 1871 1951 McKnight, George H. 18004719 St. Nicholas His Legend and His Rôle in the Christmas Celebration and Other Popular Customs Produced by Karina Aleksandrova, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "St. Nicholas" by George H. McKnight is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and legacy of St. Nicholas, the bishop whose story has laid the foundation for many popular customs and the figure of Santa Claus. McKnight aims to illuminate the amiable nature of St. Nicholas and how his acts of generosity have influenced cultural celebrations and traditions related to Christmas. The opening of "St. Nicholas" introduces the author's personal journey into understanding the influence and significance of St. Nicholas, igniting a respect and affection for the figure. McKnight begins by reflecting on how St. Nicholas is celebrated in various cultures, particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands, where his festival on December 6th serves as a children’s celebration rich with gift-giving traditions that contrast with the Christmas festivities in many other regions. The text indicates a shift in focus from the saint's historical roots to his impact on Christmas customs, emphasizing the dichotomy between secular and religious celebrations throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42969/42969-h/images/cover.jpg en Christmas Nicholas, Saint, Bishop of Myra BV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 279188 279194 2024-09-18T06:07:51.933682 2023-09-18T14:24:48.835534 text/html text/html 279169 2013-06-17T14:00:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 2718725 2013-06-17T14:03:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2962920 2024-09-18T06:07:58.208655 application/epub+zip 2962757 2024-09-18T06:07:53.151718 application/epub+zip 167751 2024-09-18T06:07:52.442835 application/epub+zip 3052715 2024-09-18T06:08:01.742640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3018982 2024-09-18T06:07:57.312645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232105 2022-09-19T15:38:22.627283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221828 2024-09-18T06:07:51.068718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222911 2013-06-17T14:00:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 82120 2013-06-17T14:03:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 221761 2013-06-17T14:00:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81834 2013-06-17T14:03:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221794 2013-06-17T14:02:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81732 2013-06-17T14:03:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21604 2024-09-18T06:08:01.903622 application/rdf+xml 13736 2024-09-18T06:07:52.557678 image/jpeg 2205 2024-09-18T06:07:52.500678 image/jpeg 2718415 2024-09-18T06:07:52.030685 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