`` Blessed Saint Nicholas, I thank thee for getting me out of that mess and sending me up instead of down when I was bewildered.

* On Saint Nicholas Day ( 6 December ), the Niklasmarkt ( Nicholas Market ) commemorates the Niklasspende, a medieval foundation for the poor.

The latter two completed his design for an altarpiece of the Vision of Saint Nicholas ( San Nicola da Tolentino, Rome ) using two separate marble pieces linked together in one event and place, yet successfully separating the divine and earthly spheres.

* Santa Claus also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and simply " Santa ", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.

The modern figure was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas.

Painting of Saint Anthony, a part of The Visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot by Piero di Cosimo, ca.

The intersection with Saint Nicholas Avenue at 167th Street forms Mitchell Square Park.

The Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand duke | Grand Duchess Alexandra Fyodorovna ( Alix of Hesse ) | Alexandra Feodorovna, by Ilya Repin | Ilya Yefimovich Repin, 1894 ( Russian Museum | Russian State Museum, Saint Petersburg | St. Petersburg ).

Unlike in many other Christian countries, St. Nicholas does not play a major role in Polish Christmas, but instead, is celebrated on his Saint feast day of December 6.

Tradition has it that Święty Mikołaj ( Polish for Saint Nicholas ) visits Polish households twice in December.

* Saint Nicholas Day in Greece ( December 6 )

* Saint Nicholas Day, where St. Nicholas / Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes.

Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas in a Ferapontov Monastery.

Today, the belfry and the towers of the Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas ' Church are just a few examples of the skyline of the period.

Hotel Astoria ( Saint Petersburg ) | Hotel Astoria and a statue of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia in front, in Saint Petersburg, Russia

A modern metal icon of Saint Nicholas | St. Nicholas by the Bulgarian artist Georgi ' Chapa ' Chapkanov.

* 1417 – Saint Nicholas of Flüe, patron saint of Switzerland ( d. 1487 )

Folk custom called for them to practice rituals on Saint Agnes ' Eve ( 20 – 21 January ) with a view to discovering their future husbands.

This superstition has been immortalized in John Keats's poem, " The Eve of Saint Agnes ".

By this definition, Adam and Eve, Moses, the various prophets, except for the angels and archangels are all given the title of " Saint ".

Large licensed public fireworks displays are commonplace around Saint Patrick's Day ( Skyfest ), Midsummer, Halloween and New Year's Eve.

On board, he meets Eve Kendall ( Eva Marie Saint ), who hides Thornhill from policemen searching the train.

* Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall

Image: Eve of St Agnes. jpg | The Eve of Saint Agnes ( 1863 ) HM The Queen

On the 23 and 24th of June, according to ancient custom, an immense number of Polish persons of both sexes repaired to the banks of the San ( river ), Vistula and Odra river, to consult Fate respecting their future fortunes, jumping through a fire on the Eve of Saint John's was a sure way to health.

* Works for the Duomo, Florence, including the high altar and its Adam and Eve ( 1551 ), now in the Bargello and Pietà now in the crypt of Santa Croce ; much-praised bas-reliefs made for the enclosure of the choir, designed by the architect Giuliano di Baccio d ' Angnolo ( 1555 ), now in the Museo dell ' Opera del Duomo ; Saint Peter, one of eight apostles by various sculptors in the piers of the crossing.

Poets such as John Keats commemorate the importance of The Eve of Saint Agnes.

The collection of over 90 paintings by Rubens includes a large number of his masterpieces, among them The Adoration of the Magi, Adam, Eve, The Holy Family with Saint Anne, Marie de ’ Medici, The Duke of Lerma, The Three Graces, The Judgement of Paris, and The Garden of Love.

The work was composed on 19 September 1819 and published in 1820 in a volume of Keats's poetry that included Lamia and The Eve of Saint Agnes.

In the Middle Ages the birth of Jesus as the second Adam came to be seen in the context of Saint Augustine's Felix culpa ( i. e. happy fall ) and was intertwined with the popular teachings on the fall from grace of Adam and Eve.

* On New Year's Eve ( Saint Sylvester ), legend says that witches hold gatherings on Pedraforca mountain.

Another well-loved work is " Saint John's Eve Bonfire on Skagen's Beach " ( Sankthansbål på Skagen strand ), 1903.

This large-scale work features a great crowd of the artistic and influential Skagen community gathered around a large bonfire on the beach on Saint John's Eve ( Midsummer Eve ).

* A footage of Saint Agatha's Eve

On Christmas Eve, a witch was said to test the strength of her craft by looking upwards through the roof of her house ; if she can't see all the stars, even the smallest, it is a sign that her condition is fading ; then she must wait for the first full moon night, especially if it falls on Saint Silvester's Day, to mark her buttocks and restore the power of her witchcraft.

Another time of year when witches were specifically to be warded off was the Eve of the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, a night associated with the gathering of herbs: supposedly, herbs gathered on that night were particularly powerful.

Some of his plays drew well-known actors and actresses such as Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Celeste Holm, Constance Moore, Basil Rathbone, Chico Marx, Ethel Waters, Paul Newman, Ezio Pinza, James Mason, Jack Warner, Shelley Winters, Farley Granger, Eve Arden, Alexis Smith, Victor Jory, Cedric Hardwicke, Eva Marie Saint, Eva Gabor, Sarah Churchill, James Donn, Eddie Bracken, Ann Corio, Robert Wilcox and Paul Robeson to perform in them.

The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade in May / June, considered the largest in the world, and the Saint Silvester Road Race on New Year's Eve take place on this avenue yearly.

Other cities with extensive canal networks include: Alkmaar, Amersfoort, Bolsward, Brielle, Delft, Den Bosch, Dokkum, Dordrecht, Enkhuizen, Franeker, Gouda, Haarlem, Harlingen, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Sneek and Utrecht in the Netherlands ; Brugge and Gent in Flanders, Belgium ; Birmingham in England ; Saint Petersburg in Russia ; Hamburg and Berlin in Germany ; Fort Lauderdale and Cape Coral in Florida, United States.

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Various saints such as the Celts Samson of Dol and Branwaldr ( Brelade ) were active in the region, although tradition has it that it was Saint Helier from Tongeren in modern-day Belgium who first brought Christianity to the Island in the 6th century, and Charlemagne sent his emissary to the island ( at that time called Angia, also spelt Agna )< ref >

Huge quarries in northwestern Europe, such as those of Mount Saint Peter ( Belgium / Netherlands ), extend for more than a hundred kilometers.

The UNCCD has 194 country Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

In the past, Zwarte Piet was more identified with the chastising of bad children than the rewarding of the good, but both characters have softened since the mid-19th century, and today the 5 December feast of Saint Nicholas ( in the Netherlands, 6 December in Belgium ) is mainly an occasion for giving gifts to children.

Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti *, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati *, Kuwait, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic *, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela ( Bolivarian Republic of ), Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Pont-à-Celles draws its name from Latin Cella, meaning room or cell of monk, probably because of the presence of the monastery founded in VIIe century, by Saint Amand ( apostle of Belgium ).

* The collegiate church of Saint Gertrude, patron saint of the city, dates from the 11th to the 13th century and is one of the best examples of Romanesque style in Belgium.

Namur also has a distinctive 18th century cathedral dedicated to Saint Aubain and a belfry classified by UNESCO as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France which are listed as a World Heritage Site.

It was once in the Joost Vijdt chapel at Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, but was later moved for security reasons to the chapel of the cathedral.

* 1362, January 16, Grote Mandrenke ( big drowner of men ) or Saint Marcellus flood, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, created a great part of the Wadden Sea and caused the end of the city of Rungholt ; 25, 000 to 40, 000 deaths, according to some sources 100, 000 deaths

* 1404, November 19, first Saint Elisabeth flood, Belgium and Netherlands, major loss of land

*- ian ( countries: Bahamas → Bahamian, Belarus → Belarusian, Belgium → Belgian, Bermuda → Bermudian, Brazil → Brazilian, Cameroon → Cameroonian, Canada → Canadian, Chad → Chadian, Egypt → Egyptian, Ecuador → Ecuadorian, Ghana → Ghanaian, Grenada → Grenadian, Iran → Iranian ( also " Irani " or " Persian "), Jordan → Jordanian, Laos → Laotian, Louisiana → Louisianian, Maldives → Maldivian, Palestine → Palestinian, Saint Vincent → Vincentian, Trinidad → Trinidadian, Ukraine → Ukrainian ; cities / states: Adelaide → Adelaidian, Athens → Athenian, Ballarat → Ballaratian, Boston → Bostonian, Brisbane → Brisbanian ( also " Brisbanite "), Calgary → Calgarian, Canary Islands → Canarian, Cardiff → Cardiffian, Castile → Castilian, Coventry → Coventrian, Edmonton → Edmontonian, Florida → Floridian, Fort Worth → Fort Worthian, Gibraltar → Gibraltarian, Hesse → Hessian, Houston → Houstonian, Isles of Scilly → Scillonian, Lethbridge → Lethbridgian, Liverpool → Liverpudlian, Louisville → Louisvillian, Madrid → Madrilenian, Manchester → Mancunian, McKinney → McKinnian, Melbourne → Melburnian, New Guinea → New Guinian, New Orleans → New Orleanian, Oregon → Oregonian, Paris → Parisian, Peterborough → Peterborian, Phoenix → Phoenician, Saskatoon → Saskatonian ( Saskabusher ), Thrace → Thracian, Washington → Washingtonian, Wellington → Wellingtonian )

On 10 May 1881, several weeks before her 17th birthday, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium married the Crown Prince in the Saint Augustine's Church in Vienna her parents walking her down the aisle.

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* Saint Hubert, first bishop of Liège, Belgium, was the " Apostle to the Ardennes ;"