Christmas Tour - Costume Tour Through Trier in Winter

Granted, not a lot is known about the historic St Nicholas of Myra. But the legends surrounding him are epic: St Nicholas is said to have repeatedly looked after predominantly kidnapped, sick or distressed children. The fact that he today fills the stockings of well-behaved children on Christmas Eve, however, is based on another legend, according to which, on three consecutive nights, the pious bishop is said to have thrown a gold nugget through the window of a house where a poor man lived with his three daughters. The generous dowry paid off, and all three daughters were able to be married off.