Tuesday, December 06, 2005

December 6 - St. Nicholas Day.

Happy St. Nicholas Day: "In Holland, everyone celebrates the Feast of Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas, on the eve of December 6. After dinner, Dutch families hunt for their presents, following clues in funny, anonymous poems. They also eat candies and cookies, especially spicy crispy ginger-cookie figures formed in a traditional wooden mold. " From The Old Farmer's Almanac. Read the rest of the article here: December 6 - St. Nicholas Day.

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Interesting Facts about C.S. Lewis

On the Christian History and Biography site you will find this article about C.S. Lewis Interesting and Unusual Facts about C. S. Lewis. Hope that you enjoy it.

A quote about the Chronicles of Narnia: Lewis explained that Aslan is not meant simply to "represent" Jesus: "Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as He became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would happen."