For families across the country, the Christmas season started Black Friday. But for Greater Cincinnatians, a special day in early December is when the real festivities begin. The Feast of St. Nicholas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you ready for some Christmas cheer? The Yuletide festivities will soon begin on this special day in early December. The Feast ...

Many children in Milwaukee will get an early, miniature version of Christmas on Friday after St. Nicholas visits their homes. Even though the Catholic feast day is not celebrated nationwide, its ...

There are less than 20 days until Christmas but for some Americans, holiday celebrations commence even sooner. While it's not celebrated nationwide, St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for German ...

It’s easy to imagine St. Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus. But he actually was a real person. Known as the patron saint of sailors, merchants, and children, Nicholas was born ...

In many European lands, celebrations honoring St. Nicholas, held on or near his feast day Dec. 6, are considered to be the kickoff to the full-blown holiday season and are important in their own right ...