Two of the dearest saints to Croatian children are celebrated in December: St. Nicolas (6. 12.) and St. Lucia (13. 12.). Why? They bring sweets or at least that’s what our parents told us.

3 days ago St. Nicolas came, brought sweets in to homes and kindergartens. My sister’s son is 2 years old, just started to speak, but he can say St. Nicolas very well. Especially because, in the morning, the sock he had left on the window the evening before, was full with sweets. Since St Nicolas day, I’ve noticed some change in his behaviour he is kissing and hugging me more and listening more to what I say. Now I know why, he learned I Kindergarten about St Nicola. Although he is so small, he understood that St. Nicolas doesn’t give anything to bad kids. I guess he is already preparing for next year.

My sister, by the way told me that she had forgotten about St. Nicolas, so she had to run in market at nine in the evening. That made me laugh, I remember, when I was small, my mother also used to go somewhere late in the evening, day before St. Nicolas. Later I find out there is no St. Nicolas, and understood why in my sock I always could find same chocolates as in my favourite market here on Hvar.

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