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St Nicholas Day cards: filled boot, bishop's mitre, chocolate letter
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Printable St Nicholas Day cards for the feast on 6 December, kept in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Poland. Children there find their boots filled overnight. These cards show the filled boot with tangerines, walnuts and chocolate coins, the red bishop's mitre with a golden crozier, and the Dutch chocolate letter with pepernoten. Storybook, folk woodcut and flat modern give the three looks. Type a direction such as in German and the same card carries it.
- A card for a child's boot on the morning of 6 December
- A card for a school or kindergarten in Germany or the Netherlands
- A card sent to family abroad
- A card for a family's own December tradition
Frequently asked questions
- Which countries keep this feast?
- The feast is kept in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Poland, and the cards are made for it.
- What is the chocolate letter?
- A Dutch chocolate letter, shown with pepernoten and a carrot left in a shoe, with the greeting Happy Sinterklaas in a ribbon.
- What is the difference between the three styles?
- Storybook uses soft gouache shapes and warm lamplight. Folk woodcut uses carved outlines in dark red and gold on cream. Flat modern uses geometric shapes in cherry red and mustard.
- Can I have the card in another language?
- Type a direction such as in Dutch and the greeting is made in that language. It is a request, not a guaranteed result.
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