Results: Saint Nick tradition

When I was a kid in my home country, Saint Nicholas was one of the most celebrated saints. As a Orthodox Christian baring his name, this took another meaning for me as I would basically celebrate my name day also. This was very common in my home country and was a bit of a surprise to me hearing it's not that common in other countries.

Do you celebrate "name days"?

From the origin story, St. Nick was known for helping people in need through gift-giving.

In my home country, celebrating St. Nick meant that this trait was incorporated into tradition whereas kids would prepare their shoes (boots if you wanted more gifts) at the door on the eve of December 6th and at some point during the night, Saint Nicholas would come in and give some treats to good kids. Bad kids would get a stick, to be used by their parents to discipline them in the coming year.

If you celebrate St. Nick, do you follow the traditions of gift giving to kids?

Years later, as a Muslim, in a different country with different customs, I find myself clinging to old traditions. Not from a religious sense but more from a sense of "home" or "identity". I still celebrate St. Nick's day (and of course myself) and ... since I have no kids, I gift myself and my wife small treats, similar to how I used to get them when I was a kid.

If you're an immigrant, descendent or simply part of a community that is different from the general population, do you celebrate your traditions?