Even as a young boy Nicholas loved all people, a trait instilled in him by his benevolent parents, who died while Nicholas was still young leaving him to fend for himself. He inherited their wealth and, given that he was never a supercilious person, he was always sensitive to the plight of the needy.

December 6^th is the main feast day of Saint Nicholas. Much to the delight of children, the tradition of giving small gifts has been kept and cherished to this very day. The gifts are usually placed in well cleaned shoes or boots, which are left in the window or somewhere else in the house on the evening preceding the Saint Nicholas feast day. During the night grown-up set about filling the clean and shiny boots with sweets, a golden branch with a red bow-tied attached to it and all kinds of knick-knacks that will bring joy to the children in the morning. Notwithstanding the fact it’s mostly grown-ups who give presents to children, lots of adults will seize the opportunity to give their family and loved ones a small gift to make them happy and show them how much they care about them.

If you want to give your loved ones the best tokens of appreciation, you can find the traditional golden branches at out master floral studios. Namely, floral shop “Marijan”, one of the oldest floral shops at Kvaternik Square, floral shop “Tea” located at 4 Remetska cesta and floral shop “Poppy” located at Biškupec breg 7 in Zagreb’s neighbourhood Remete. They all make lovely creations to celebrate this festive holiday, which also acts as a prelude to the most jolly season of the year on the eve of Christmas and New Year, in the best way possible.