[RP TownTalk] Breakfast with Sint Niklaas at Riversdale - Registration is Open!

Wed Nov 11 02:09:19 UTC 2015

Thanks for the Santa Claus reality check Bruce.  

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  On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Bruce Wernek<bruce.wernek at verizon.net> wrote:   
That’s a matter of opinion.  

Santa Claus is very important to children and the history surrounding him is not minutiae.  You are inferring that Saint Nicolas is minutiae yet his works gave rise to giving during the Christmas season.  Saint Nicolas has a grand legacy which continues to this day and will continue long after we are gone.  God bless him and his works.

From: Andrew Salgadoe [mailto:asalgadoe at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:24 PM
To: adrian limmen <adrianlimmen at gmail.com>; Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
Cc: samantha.ferris at pgparks.com; TownTalk at riverdale-park.org; Robert Micheli <rmicheli6706 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Breakfast with Sint Niklaas at Riversdale - Registration is Open!

Samantha,

Thanks for sending this out. I think we're getting caught up in the minutiae as to where Santa Claus, Saint Nick, Sinter Klaas, came from. 

He comes from most of our childhoods wherever that may be...but as far as exact address, we can ask him at Riversdale or PG Mall over Xmas.

Andrew

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On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 1:29 PM, adrian limmen

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Sinter Klaas comes from Spain and I would not say he is only a Flemish phenomenon but Dutch as well.  Maybe even more-so Dutch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas is also from Spain by the way.  He comes on December 5th to deliver presents while Santa Claus doesn't come until Dec 25th.  They are not the same people.  Santa lives in the North Pole while Sinterklaas lives in Spain.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net> wrote:

Hi Samantha

In the spirit of Christmas, Sint Niklaas is a city in Belgium not the Flemish forerunner to Santa Claus.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Niklaas

Saint Nicolas is the model for Santa Claus and was born to a Greek family in the 3rd century.  There is a church dedicated to Saint Nicolas in Sint Niklaas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

Children will be reading your post.  It would be nice to correct it to reflect who "Santa Claus" really was so these children can pass it on to their children.

Bruce

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Breakfast with Sint Niklaas

Saturday, December 5
9 & 11 am seatings

Join us as we celebrate one of Riversdale's favorite traditions! Sint Niklaas, the Flemish forerunner of our Santa Claus, is making his annual visit to the mansion! Children & parents enjoy a Belgian-inspired breakfast, meet Sint Niklaas, and receive a gift.

Ages 3-10

$10/child, $7/adult residents of Prince George's & Montgomery Counties

$12/child, $9/adult non-resident friends

Registration is required by November 23

Please note this popular program may sell out early!

To register: 

301.864.0420 | TTY 301.699.2544 | riversdale at pgparks.com

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