"Jens Arne Maennig" wrote in message
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> Tom Peel wrote:
>
>> In commemoration of Saint Nicholas, children get small gifts or sweets,
>> but only if they have been good. In some countries, Saint Nicholas
>> appears with Knecht Ruprecht, a fearsome figure with a big stick, and
>> reads from a book that records whether the child has been good or bad
>> during the last year. If they have been good, they are rewarded,
>> otherwise they are disgraced.
>
> Well, Saint Nicholas is also the patron saint of the jail guards.
>>
>> If you happen to be visiting a European family with small chidren
>> today, remember to bring something for the kids
>
> Die Rute?
>
>> or they will be disappointed, not to mention disgraced.
>
> Not really ...
>
> Jens
OH YES THEY WILL
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