Santa Clause and Switzerland

On December 6th Saint Nicholas came to Switzerland. The night before he came we made bread figures. The typical figure is a person, but we got creative. Our creations included; a hedgehog, a zombie, a Christmas tree, and a mushroom. He came over night and brought clementines, chocolate, and peanuts. In the morning we feasted on our bread creations and found a letter from Saint Nick. It said that he would come to visit later that day!!! (side note: sometimes Santa comes to visit you in person. He does not come every year because he cannot visit all of the children every year) In the day we played games (we built a train track in the kids' room), went to the swimming pool, and (of course) did homework. In the evening family friends came over (the same amazing people from Corsica) and we had a afternoon snack. At around 5 in the evening Saint nick cams to our house with his two helpers.

7 Noticeable differences about 'Santa' and his 'Elves' (warning: not actually santa, he does not exist here):

1) Santa wears a dress

2) His 'elves' do not speak

3) He does not bring tons of gifts

4) He does not live in the North Poll

5) His 'elves' are very large, do not make toys, and have black beards that cover their entire face

6) He is not magic

7) He is still amazing!!!

When Saint Nick came to our house he brought a large sack, a book, and two of his (possible criminal (because they are actually very scary)) helpers. First, he read a history of Christmas. Next he told each of the young kids what they had done good that year, and also told them about their favorite activities. Later he gave us a sack of clementines, nuts, and chocolate. Than each a small gift. I received a very tasty packet of white chocolate truffles. Soon Saint Nick left and we had dinner. (Dinner was gorgonzola spaghetti... amazing) It was all very different than what I am used to, however still very fun!