#st nicholas

[zal-cryptid]

You’ve probably had this question before but

If Krampus has Toyland as a thing he uses to punish the naughty, then does Old Nick have an equivalent for the nice? Or is it just gifts

He's a WONDERWORKER. He makes and delivers gifts that change lives. They often take a humble form. A rattle. A wooden horse. A doll. Sometimes music, other times small miracles. But don't let them fool you. These little things create a domino effect. Their work is unseen by adult eyes. Only those with childlike wonder can see the magic these things bring and the influence they have on their lives.

Take, for instance, a helpless infant. They have no control over anything in their life, but the rattle gives them control over something. It changes something in them. Sculpts their minds.

Now, imagine if these toys were alive.

[enchantedbook]

Postcard of Wiener Werkstatte 'Nikolo and Krampus' by Jozef Diveky, (1887 - 1951)

[angeltreasure]

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt, RUSSIA

[rei-ismyname]

The Rarest Mutant of All!

Iron Man and Doctor DOOM shouldn't get too excited about their stockings unless they like coal, although DOOM has never met a powerful being he didn't want to power jack. Maybe in the future. During the King In Black event, the two men were working on various solutions to the Knull, God of Void (maker of Venom/Symbiotes) covering the Earth, when they heard bells and screeching.

Ho ho ho! Neither man believed in this most secretive of mutants, but they believed their eyes. Santa is real in 616! (And yes, he's a mutant, lol. I eagerly await the one shot where sentinels head to the North Pole to kill his ass.)

Unfortunately, he wasn't at his best. Symbiote Claus? Venom Claus? Another childhood nightmare for Tony? A mutant hate crime? All of the above, probably. Comics are so ridiculous, I love it.

[polish-art-tournament]

paintings* round 1 poll 19

Illustration for St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge by Władysław T. Benda, c. 1904:

[no propaganda has been submitted]

Insanalia by Bartosz Stępiński, 2024:

propaganda: Są w tej chwili wystawione w Muzeum Sztuki Fantastycznej w Warszawie i polecam zobaczyć na żywo jak ktoś ma okazję, bo te detale i tekstura are wonderful [currently it is on display in the Museum of Fantastical Art in Warsaw and I recommend going to see it live if you have the chance, because the details and the texture are wonderful]

[stillnotyourmusebitch]

Saint Nicholas is also the patron saint of prostitutes. So Santa accepts you being a hoe hoe hoe😏

[ameretat-raw]

Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Sintza, Leonidio, Greece

[mayor-of-losertown]

This Advent, I think it's important to remember that St. Nicholas would probably rather be known as the inspiration for Santa Claus than as the guy who punched Arius in the face.

[thelittleukrainianwell-armedgirl]

(c) Nikita Titov

[sylvanfreckles]

Because of @wearewatcher I instantly recognized this bizarre page in a book about depictions of Santa Claus around the world

Because St. Nicholas saved the pickle boys.

[zal-cryptid]

How long did it take for Santa and Krampus to go from enemies to lovers? And who initiated the polycule?

In my canon, Nick and Kramps first met in the Alps sometime around the turn of the second Millennium. Krampus was terrorizing a village one day, so some Christian converts called upon the Saint to come and protect the children from the demon. Krampus is technically a nature spirit, not a demon, and so Nick was having trouble figuring out how to stop the beast.

Fortunately, a young Befana was dispatched by Perchta to fetch Krampus and found the two duking it out in the town square. Thinking quickly, she created chains and shackles out of Nick's shadow, which he used to bind him successfully.

Perchta decided that it would be an apt punishment for Krampus to remain shackled to the Saint and be his twisted reflection. Krampus dispised his situation at first, expecting to be treated like some wild animal to be tamed or put on display. But Nick always treated him with respect. He always treated him like a fellow man. Perhaps it was Befana's mediation...perhaps it was Nick's "I could fix him" attitude...maybe it was even Krampus' "I could make him worse" attitude...but something eventually clicked between the three of them.

By the 14th-15th century, their love for each other became apparent. I think...I think Nick would have been the one to admit his feelings while Befana would have been the one to propose a polygamous relationship.

[here-comes-the-girl-wonder]

Me trying to do work

My brain:

Saint Nicholas saved the pickle boys

Saint Nicholas saved the pickle boys

[beardedmrbean]

Checkmate Santa Deniers

[wgm-beautiful-world]

The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kronstadt, RUSSIA

[anja-the-sane-panda]

Welp time to think about the yearly Saint Nicholas fic ;)