Comments on raining sheep: st. nicholas day

We do that too! My dad's ancestors were from Belgi...

2008-12-15T22:07:00.000-07:00

We do that too! My dad's ancestors were from Belgium and his family carried on the tradition. I loved having both days for "gifts" but there was something special about St Nick's day...a time for reflection and saying thanks.
Lovely pictures!

Tradition are such an important part of who we are...

2008-12-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

Tradition are such an important part of who we are. Thanks for sharing.

Love all your ornaments. Thanks for stopping by to...

2008-12-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

Love all your ornaments. Thanks for stopping by today and for the great idea you had for the little nesting bowls I made. I may try that out.:)
~Salina

I didn't know this tradition either, it's such a l...

2008-12-11T02:01:00.000-07:00

I didn't know this tradition either, it's such a lovely one too!

I hope your boots were full with lots of lovely go...

2008-12-11T00:18:00.000-07:00

I hope your boots were full with lots of lovely goodies as well as happy memeories. Thank you for sharing it with us, its very special to hear what different forms christmas celebrations take across the world. Beautiful photos. Jane x

thank yo for sharing such wonderful things about y...

2008-12-10T16:02:00.000-07:00

thank yo for sharing such wonderful things about your childhood. it gives me warm fuzzies! and your ornaments and tree look beautiful.
:D

Thanks for sharing your wonderful traditions!I lov...

2008-12-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks for sharing your wonderful traditions!I love to hear about how other cultures celebrate Chrismtas! We were often threatened with a lump of caol but didn't realise the origins of it.

It's a beautiful tradition, which I have admired a...

2008-12-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

It's a beautiful tradition, which I have admired as my German friend Inge does the motions for her son.

Your ornaments are so beautiful. I love the metal sheep.

I love this Christmas tradition of placing the sho...

2008-12-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

I love this Christmas tradition of placing the shoes by the chimney. We used to do it as kids, my sisters and I. We were born in Provence, in the south of France and the traditions there were so pleasant like the one of the 13 desserts..

Thanks for this post.
:-)

That's fantastic! In the end, it's all about the ...

2008-12-10T08:42:00.000-07:00

That's fantastic! In the end, it's all about the magic, isn't it?

So, here's to magic, my friend! And a boot full of marzipan!

It's so hard to get excited about Christmas when i...

2008-12-09T22:01:00.000-07:00

It's so hard to get excited about Christmas when it's so hot here. Instead of decorating and planning menus I just feel like collapsing into the hammock!

Its wonderful to be reminded of other traditions t...

2008-12-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Its wonderful to be reminded of other traditions through out the world. It makes up out rich and varied patchwork world.

my friend in the us celebrates that as well - I th...

2008-12-09T11:07:00.000-07:00

my friend in the us celebrates that as well - I think when I have kids I will definitely start that tradition, I think it is really nice to not have a huge bunch of gifts whenever you get them, just to enjoy the little things.

Thank you so much for this beautiful post. I love ...

2008-12-09T00:25:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for this beautiful post. I love learning about how other countries and cultures celebrate Christmas. I would hate to have been a bad child and gotten lumps of coal!

Hope all is well with you!

Your blog is lovely. So are your traditions. It wo...

2008-12-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

Your blog is lovely. So are your traditions. It would be so nice to see that spirit take over here - why is it so hard to do? Stop over-spending on gifts and change the focus for our children.
Its also nice to read a blog that is local-ish, only 1.5 hours away. We're practically neighbours!
Michele

oh here they have this tradition as well!

2008-12-08T16:49:00.000-07:00

oh here they have this tradition as well!

Interesting to read about your traditions...especi...

2008-12-08T14:00:00.000-07:00

Interesting to read about your traditions...especially how you've continued to hold on to them over the years...modifying them to fit the time and place...but still keeping the soul of the tradition intact.

Great tradition and a whole new way to view it!

2008-12-08T11:48:00.000-07:00

Great tradition and a whole new way to view it!

What a lovely tradition. I hope your boots have ev...

2008-12-08T11:37:00.000-07:00

What a lovely tradition. I hope your boots have everything you want this year. I love Littlebird's Snowball tradition!

...and such cozy boots they are :)Thanks for shari...

2008-12-08T08:56:00.000-07:00

...and such cozy boots they are :)

Thanks for sharing - it's always fun to read of other's childhood traditions.

We were always threatened with coal in our Christm...

2008-12-08T06:11:00.000-07:00

We were always threatened with coal in our Christmas stockings from Santa if we hadn't been good, we also always got a mandarin orange - love these traditions and how they take on different forms for different countries and families. I wonder whether the expression 'fill your boots' has anything to do with the St Nicholas tradition?

These kinds of traditions create sweet memories th...

2008-12-07T22:36:00.000-07:00

These kinds of traditions create sweet memories that we carry with us!

i love hearing about your traditions. i might eve...

2008-12-07T18:23:00.000-07:00

i love hearing about your traditions. i might even warm up to christmas just a bit! ;) i really love that you used to get little pieces of coal...a good reminder!!

That is such a great tradition .... I do like your...

2008-12-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

That is such a great tradition .... I do like your Ugg boots!
We leave a mince pie, whisky and a carrot for the reindeer by the chimney. Father christmas sometimes leaves behind a whisp of beard, snow or a boot print. :)

Hello RAINING SHEEP,Thanks a lot for sharing your ...

2008-12-07T04:03:00.000-07:00

Hello RAINING SHEEP,
Thanks a lot for sharing your wonderful tradition with us. I was very happy and surprised when I found your comment on my blog - it's the first one ever from Kanada - thank you ! It's still an amazing and unreal feeling whenever I find that someone from a country far away has visited my blog and left a comment, and I always think to myself - how on earth have they found me ? I wish you a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year and you are of course more than welcome to visit med again.
Warm regards/Marita