On the way with St. Nicholas from house to house in Schongau

Created: 05.12.2022, 16:00

By: Andreas Jäger

St. Nicholas reads from his Golden Book what he has to praise and criticize about the children.

But in the end there are always gifts for the girls and boys.

© Herald

On the days around December 6th, Günter Fiebig from Peißenberg has been regularly transformed into St. Nicholas for more than 25 years and makes the children in the region happy.

Last Saturday we were allowed to accompany him on his tour through Schongau.

Schongau

– His music club was once looking for a Santa Claus for the Christmas party, and because nobody else could be found, Günter Fiebig let himself be persuaded to slip into the red robe for his club colleagues.

"I've always been the type of clown during breaks, so it was a good fit," explains Peißenberger.

Since his interpretation was so convincing, it didn't just stop at one time, and in addition to the club colleagues, more and more families made use of Fiebig's services over time.

Fiebig borrowed his first Santa Claus robe from a costume shop, and later he had the perfect robe tailor-made: "I never wanted to be a Santa Claus in a bathrobe, a certain level was always very important to me."

He knocks on the door three times with his staff

In the days before and on St. Nicholas Day, Fiebig visits around 60 households in the Schongau region.

Among them that evening are the Tobisch and Melovic families, with whom Fiebig's tour begins in Schongau.

St. Nicholas reads from his Golden Book what he has to praise and criticize about the children.

But in the end there are always gifts for the girls and boys.

© Herald

In front of the front door, the Peißenberger quickly puts the right piece of paper in his golden book, and then it all starts: he knocks on the door three times with his staff, then he enters the house.

The children are happy and excited about the visit, everyone wants to go to their place as soon as possible.

They all rush towards the sofa in a hectic manner, and they have such a swing that one of the pictures almost falls off the wall.

There must be praise and blame

When everyone has positioned themselves and things are calming down again, St. Nicholas starts his speech: First he praises how friendly, helpful and independent the two brothers Daniele and Ilario Tobisch (7 and 4) are.

But Santa Claus has a bit to blame, too, so Daniele sometimes dawdles with his homework.

St. Nicholas also mentioned the regular arguments between the brothers: "It can't be done, brothers have to stick together."

The Hedler family follows with interest what Santa Claus has to say.

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He also has some positive things to say about Stella and Slavko Melovic (10 and 7).

Nikolaus recognizes Stella's excellent academic achievements, and of course he hopes that Brother Slavko will follow suit: "I heard, however, that you don't like going to school that much."

"Yes, but that was only once on Friday," replies the 7-year-old.

A little poem is then recited to reconcile Santa Claus, and then the man in the red robe moves on again.

"When I'm gone, you may unwrap your presents," he says, and steps out the door.

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To the surprise, the FC Bayern anthem is sung

After all, the next family is already waiting: two houses down, the Hedler family has already gathered in the living room.

The six-month-old Lukas follows what is happening on mum's arm, his brother Leon (6) has positioned himself decently next to his parents and watches attentively as Santa Claus enters the room.

"It's very good how well you take care of your little brother," says Santa Claus to the 6-year-old, and he is also extremely hard-working and committed at school.

"But I heard you dally in the bathroom in the morning," he says, wishing things would improve in the future.

Leon has also prepared a poem for St. Nicholas, which of course he rewards with a gift.

Fiebig has heard quite a few poems and songs in his career, but one musical performance he particularly remembers: "A mother told her boy that he should sing something for Santa Claus.

Of course I was expecting a Christmas carol when he suddenly fervently began to play the FC Bayern anthem,” says Fiebig with a laugh.

Luckily for the boy, the Peißenberger is not a fan of TSV 1860, so he was spared the rod.

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