ST. NICHOLAS NIGHT

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

6:00 P.M.

Costume Contest

This year for St. Nicholas Night, we are asking the

children to dress up in costumes representing one of the

following:

1. A child from another country (children of the

world)

2. A saint, possibly their own patron saint or other

favorite saint

3. A character from the life of St. Nicholas such as a

sailor, a beggar/orphan, or one of the young

turkish girls for whom St. Nicholas provided a

dowry.

Below are some examples of these kinds of dress.

Prizes will be given for 3 different age groups. Teens and

adults are encouraged to also dress up!

JAPAN

PERU

SCOTLAND ROMANIA

UKRAINE

GREECE

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

(an example of traditional African dress)

ZIMBABWE

MEXICO

IRELAND

PAKISTAN

AUSTRIA

BULGARIA

RUSSIA

GERMANY

St. Paisios

ARCHANGEL MICHAEL

BEGGAR, STREET URCHIN

TURKISH AND MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN