On December 6th the Belgian children get their gifts from Saint Nicholas, it is a very important day especially for the flemish part of the country. The french speaking part celebrates more Christmas.
But what I had never seen in my whole life was a Saint Nicholas who did hitchhiking ! He was standing there at the main street in Waterloo and tried to stop a car !
When he saw me taking the picture he smiled and made me a sign. I never knew if somebody took him, probably yes, I went in the other direction.
Just for your information the real Saint Nicholas looked like this :
and today in Belgium and Holland like this
The real story of Saint Nicholas you can find here
your saint nicholas looks a lot different than ours... my entries are here and here
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how Saint Nicholas has morphed through time and cultures.
ReplyDeleteAnd he even posed for you!! he is normally in such a hurry :)
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
It's raining in sunny Spain!
Love it. I totally would have picked St. Nick up!
ReplyDeleteNice photos,Gattina! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteSt. Nick comes to visit kids there earlier than we are used to on this side of the world :)
ReplyDeleteYou should have given him a ride! Imagine Sant Nick sitting in your car! haha...
ReplyDeleteNice catch for wordless.... I hope you can visit mine too.Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderful post!
ReplyDeleteThat was nice of him to pose for you too!
Oh how nice that Arthur hets a visit from Mr. Santa Claus and the snowman while he is dreaming! I hope he hets lots of toys and treats this year along with his other cats in the family!
ReplyDeleteNow we know where the Pope got his fashion sense :-)
ReplyDeletemaybe saint nicholas forgot his sleigh!... errr i'm confusing him now with santa claus... it's the beard's fault!!!
ReplyDeleteThe real dude has a Buddha-like look about himself! What a great series, Gattina. I hope Santa gets his sleigh back into action before Dec. 24!
ReplyDeleteHi Gattina, Poor saint Nick looks like he is going to get wet before he gets a ride..
ReplyDeleteLooks like rain! Poor Santa Claus. Hope he got a ride. What happened you wonder? The deer on strike?
ReplyDeleteI don't do WORDLESS Wednesday any more...I found a blog that does WORDFUL Wednesday and I can actually 'talk' about the photos.
Love this share Gattina. You always come up with great stuff.
Ha! Ha! Saint Nicholas is very well captured by you, Gattina! I had no time these days for blogging because I was walking from shop to shop to prepare Christmas! And now I go to the post office sending to my daughter french sweeties and chocolates she will offer some to her hostfamily! As tu vu qu'un magasin va mettre en vente un sac avec dessus le dessin de Carla posant nue (dessin d'après une photo de mode faite quand elle était manequin). Maintenant toute la France attend la réaction du mari!!! Va t'il laisser passer ou réagir?
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, information, and link.
ReplyDeleteSaint Nicholas hitchhiking - does that mean the the recession has hit him too and he can't buy enough hay to power up the reindeer?
if I was a kid, I think that guy would scare me!
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Oh dear, shouldn't he have a horse or a donkey or something?
ReplyDeletegood one,,and i liked the comment by debbie..
ReplyDeleteoh how unfortunate Gattina..dint meet u 40 yrs ago..lol..i wrote i like Germans and u proved my point..i mean your wonderful sense of humour..and say hi to your son..
ReplyDeleteWow! Maybe he should turn that beautiful outfit in for bus fare:-)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I would have had to pick him up! I'd be afraid of getting COAL if I left him stand there -- in the RAIN too!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!! I've never sen St. Nick hitching either. Doesn't he usually ride a white horse;)
ReplyDeleteI have to say I like the old fashioned St Nick more than the modern santa! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteLoved the pictures and the history. Didn't know about December 6 since here Santa Claus comes at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteA hitch hiking St Nick, what next. I love the beautiful white beards on the modern day St Nick. He's a picture of sartorial Christmas elegance and finery.
ReplyDeleteTo Ms. Gattina
ReplyDeleteI have read some of your posts. I would like to revisit the same.
If you like short stories and paintings, then a short visit to my blogs would be a good idea.
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I saw 5 Santas on a zebra crossing the other day.
ReplyDeleteI hope it was a good sign he made at you!
Santa hitchhiking in the rain. The recession is bad. He can't afford to maintain his sleigh & reindeer .....
ReplyDeleteLove St.Nicholas thumbing a ride. Great catch that!
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