Why is it that on a feast day the whole of nature mysteriously smiles?

Akathist Glory to God for all Things.

Every year on December 19^th, I celebrate St. Nicholas day with my parish. On St. Nicholas Eve my brothers and I make a line that we can’t pass till the morning so that we can experience the feast together. Then once we wake up, we would run downstairs to the presents. Now, once you get downstairs, it feels so magical seeing all the presents under the Christmas tree. Even if it wasn’t St. Nicholas who put them there, it still feels so magical, and we all have proof that there was a saint whose name was Nicholas who gave presents to little children.

Most people think about St. Nicholas as Santa Claus which is Dutch for St. Nicholas. They think of him as a really fat man with big round belly, cheeks like roses and a nose like a cherry. Big white beard and furry warm red clothes with a Christmas hat on his head. The real St. Nicholas is a bishop from the 4^th century in a city of southern Turkey and his remains are not in the North Pole but in Southern Italy. it’s true, but we know both Santas are first class, first rate, and favorable St. Nicholases.