Today is Saint Nicholas Day, the start of the Christmas Season.
Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Smyrna, was noted for his generosity, especially to children and the needy. Tales of his secret gift-giving spread across Europe, evolving into the model of Santa Claus, the jolly fat man in a red suit who brings gifts to good children.
My ASL Dictionary has the hand signs for the Christmas holiday, but for this Feast of Sinterklass, a new updated cartoon of Saint Nicholas for the ASL hand sign for SANTA.
The two C handshapes rotate from the jaw, showing the visual of Santa’s long white beard.
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The C hand from the chin arcs down like a long beard.
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First posted December 6, 2022