St. Nicholas Day
The St. Nicholas Center identifies December 6 as St. Nicholas Day and notes December 19 for communities following the Julian calendar.
Date and recurrence
6 December in many Western-calendar traditions; 19 December for communities following the Julian calendar date noted by the source
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Christian and European cultural traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- St. Nicholas Center — St. Nicholas DaySpecialist Religious Cultural Center
Frequently asked questions
When is St. Nicholas Day?
6 December in many Western-calendar traditions; 19 December for communities following the Julian calendar date noted by the source The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve the target-year/local date from an authoritative source; stored evidence: 6 December in many Western-calendar traditions; 19 December for communities following the Julian calendar date noted by the source.
Does St. Nicholas Day fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is St. Nicholas Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Christian and European cultural traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes St. Nicholas Day?
The stored designation basis is: The St. Nicholas Center identifies December 6 as St. Nicholas Day and notes December 19 for communities following the Julian calendar.. Supporting provenance includes St. Nicholas Center — St. Nicholas Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is St. Nicholas Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Christian and European cultural traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.