Making a print of St. Nicholas, but you might know him by another name, for St. Nicholas Day (Dec 6)

December 6th is St. Nicholas Day, also known as the Feast of St. Nicholas! St. Nicholas was a bishop in 4th century Greece who passed away on December 6, 343. He was known for selling off his own possessions and then giving the money to the less fortunate. He was also known to leave coins in people’s shoes.

St. Nicholas Day evolved over the centuries as children in many European countries would leave their shoes in front of the fireplace or outside the front door at night and find gifts in them in the morning. Sound familiar to a Christmas tradition? The story of St. Nicholas gave inspiration for modern traditions associated with Santa Claus.

For today, Howard letterpress printed an 80-90 year old photo engraving of Santa. It is a very interesting letterpress cut in our print shop exhibit because of what Santa is holding.

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