[6] Do., pp. 362, 363.

[7] P.M. Hough, Dutch Life in Town and Country, London and New York, 1901, pp. 116 ff. The present account of St. Nicholas customs in Holland is based on notes from the book by Hough, but is not quoted exactly in order of details nor in wording.

[8] Do., p. 121.

[9] I. von Zingerle, Zeitschrift für Volkskunde, ii., 329 ff.

[10] Hough, op. cit., p. 117.

[11] Do., p. 125.

[12] Do., p. 125.

[13] I. von Zingerle, op. cit., p. 343.

[14] Hough, op. cit., p. 125.

[15] Do., p. 126.