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In Western Christianity, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, who was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent, is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and students, whose legendary habit of secret gift-giving made him popular in the Netherlands where he was called Sinterklaas ("St Nicholas"), which became anglicized as "Santa Claus" when the Dutch helped colonize North America.
Here are some ways you can observe this day according to Western Christian tradition:
