The spreading of socalled american culture over the whole word is remarkable, btw. a number of years back hardly anyone thouhgt of a santa claus here. it was St. Nikolaus on the 6th who brought cookies, choclate, fruits and nuts and the Christkind, who brought presents on the evening of the 24th.
nowadays two dudes clad in red run around...
one common dress-up for Nikolaus is this:
http://www.wil.ch/vereine/st_niklaus...s/portrait.jpg
his friend there is Knecht Ruprecht, who is supposed to punish bad kids.
as you can see Nikolaus wears what he is ought to wear as the bishop he was.
