Ancient Secret Santa 2015

This sounds like fun - I'd love to join in!

 

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I will gladly participate again. I had already set aside a couple of coins in anticipation of Secret Saturnalia!

 

I missed this last year---it sounds like fun and could be very interesting...

 

It was a lot of fun, if you collect modern coins you should sign up there to. one thing i would like to add, we have many different Country's to ship to, so when you PM Big John add that you would ship out side the Country, it would be very helpful.

 

Last year I was in the Coin-Chat section's secret santa & I gave Bkozak33 a thoughtful gift. This is what Bkozak33 posted as received: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/secret-santa-2014.255997/page-11
He was joking of course. I actually got him a big coffee table book to go along with his first class collection of coins depicting John F. Kennedy. This brings up my question. In the ancient secret santa can we gift anything we think is appropriate or must the gift be within some set of ancient rules?

 

Most of us took a look at what our giftee was interested in and went from there, but that's not a rule. Getting coins out of your collecting profile is also rewarding. I don't want to get into a discussion about what's ancient and what isn't. Just use your best judgment.

 

I won't be participating because I'll be traveling a lot soon, but I thought I'd share a couple of ancient santas, including my most recent purchase:

 

Red, too bad you be able to participate. nice coins BTW.

 

Okay, sure ... I didn't go in this thingy last year, but then I just re-read through last year's thread and realized that I should have entered, so what the fa, right?

=> fa-la-la-la-la ... la-la-la-la, my coin-friends!!

Bad Santa is tossing-in his toque!!



obviously, the most difficult thing about this "gift-giving" is deciding if and which one of my sweet babies will be given to a new home (this is what has prevented me from entering in the past) ..... ummm, but then Bing reminded me that I gave away one of my cool Canadian sweeties in a previous trade/gift thread, so who knows what little Timmy from Whoville will receive from mean ol' Mr Grinchx6, eh?

 

In many areas of Germany and Europe an elderly white bearded St. Nicholas will arrive on doorsteps of children's homes on December 5th, St. Nicholas Eve - Nikolausabend, and December 6th, St. Nicholas Day - Sankt Nikolaustag. In some German regions a brown clad, hooded and soot smudged attendant Knecht Ruprecht, Servant Ruprecht, accompanies him, and they visit schools or meet children who are out and about in the days leading up to St. Nicholas Eve.


This is when the saint is believed to visit, feed his white horse the boot's contents and, if the owners have behaved well during the previous year, refill them with candy, perhaps the first letter of their name in chocolate and some Spekulatius. In some German regions a brown clad, hooded and soot smudged attendant Knecht Ruprecht, Servant Ruprecht, accompanies him, and they visit schools or meet children who are out and about in the days leading up to St. Nicholas Eve.

This is when the saint is believed to visit, feed his white horse the boot's contents and, if the owners have behaved well during the previous year, refill them with candy, perhaps the first letter of their name in chocolate and some Spekulatius as well as small gifts. All of which are meant to be shared with family and friends.

Should they have been somewhat less than "good" however, it could be that when they rush to inspect their Nikolaus Stiefel, Nikolaus boot, in the morning it will be to find only a piece of charcoal or a twig, as well as small gifts. All of which are meant to be shared with family and friends.

Should they have been somewhat less than "good" however, it could be that when they rush to inspect their Nikolaus Stiefel, Nikolaus boot, in the morning it will be to find only a piece of charcoal or a twig.

Hopefully, you will not be "Knecht Ruprecht, but then again, you might just send coal.

 

Cute video, Bing ...

Eng => do we know who is going to receive our gift?

NOTE: this would drastically alter what I gave as an offering ... not due to my like for another particular collector, but I may have a better idea of what my "receiver" would appreciate, right?

thanks

Rookiex6

 

Yes, we do know the receiver : I PMed JA to tell him to count me in, gave my own address , and he PMed me back who my "giftee" is and his (her) address. Should you feel alone Steve, I would gladly be your giftee

I don't know when we're supposed to ship our gifts though

Q

 

I'll PM you with your giftee Steve, just waiting for more entrants.

 

Roger that, squadran leader

Blitzen

 

It should be a guess who sends you a gift, but with a small group most of us knows the area where you live. so if i get something from the North pole i'll you its you Steve.. but if your not good you'll get this from me...

 

Yes, heating fuel for the guy that lives on the ice planet Hoth is a bad thing

 

Ya, that's not the best thing to send him. how bout a bucket of,

 

Maybe I'll send you a package full of rain, my West Coast friend?

 

This is cool! Five days in the wilderness with no internet access, oh it is good to be back

 

You didn't miss anything ... welcome back, Pish