Since 2023, Ukraine has celebrated St. Nicholas Day on December 6. It is a favorite holiday for children, who find gifts under their pillows in the morning, and a name day for everyone named Mykola. Here you will find St. Nicholas Day wishes: short ones, for children and adults, for those celebrating their name day, religious, funny and poetic greetings. Wishes for other holidays of the year are in our holiday wishes calendar.
Google data and UFL’s own analytics, Ukraine: about 22K monthly searches for St. Nicholas Day greetings in Ukrainian
Short St. Nicholas Day wishes
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May your home be filled with warmth and wonder.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Gifts under your pillow and joy in your heart.
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker! Peace, kindness and God's care.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May your dearest wishes come true.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May the holiday fill your home with children's laughter.
Happy holiday! May St. Nicholas bring health, peace and good news.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Faith in miracles and bright winter days.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May St. Nicholas protect your family.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May everyone get exactly the gift they were waiting for.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Kindness, generosity and love to you.
Wishes for children
Sweetie, happy St. Nicholas Day! You've been good all year, so St. Nicholas is already on his way with a gift.
Happy holiday! May St. Nicholas bring you everything you dream of, and Mom and Dad lots of hugs.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Grow up kind, good and happy.
Happy holiday, little one! Look under your pillow — a surprise is waiting.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May this be the best and sweetest holiday ever.
Wishes for adults
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May even grown-ups believe in miracles and find gifts under their pillows.
Happy holiday! May St. Nicholas bring you peace, well-being and time for your loved ones.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! I wish you a warm winter and a family together.
Dear colleagues, happy St. Nicholas Day! May the coming year be generous with success and happy events.
Name day wishes for Mykola
Happy name day, Mykola! May your heavenly patron protect you and grant you wisdom.
Happy name day, Mykola! Health, happiness and generous gifts of fate.
Happy name day! May St. Nicholas help you in all your good deeds.
Happy holiday, Mykola! May every day feel like a miracle.
Religious greetings
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker! May St. Nicholas pray for you and your family before the Lord.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May his kindness inspire us to help others.
Happy holiday! May St. Nicholas protect Ukraine, our defenders and every family.
Funny St. Nicholas Day wishes
Happy St. Nicholas Day! I hope you find a gift under your pillow this year, not a switch.
Happy holiday! St. Nicholas is already on his way — you still have time to be good until tonight.
Happy St. Nicholas Day! May you get as many gifts as the tangerines the kids will eat before New Year.
What to write on a holiday card
Happy holiday! May your home always be filled with warmth, peace and joy.
Best wishes! Bright thoughts, good health and people around you worth celebrating with.
May this day bring calm and every day after it a reason to smile.
With warmth and best wishes to you and your family on this holiday!
A small bouquet goes well with a card: flowers turn even a few lines into a special gift.
View full-size photoA bouquet and card enhance the festive mood of St. Nicholas Day.
Greeting loved ones from afar
A video call — agree on a good time so the whole family can talk without rushing.
A voice message — a real voice feels warmer than text, especially for grandparents.
Flower delivery — a bouquet with a card delivered on the holiday morning makes a lovely surprise.
A family video — collect short wishes from all your relatives and send them as one clip.
St. Nicholas Day poems
Saint Nicholas is on his way With gifts for children on his day. May every home and every heart Be blessed with joy right from the start.
Under the pillow, a gift so sweet, A little wonder, a little treat. May Saint Nicholas bless you too And make your kindest dreams come true.
St. Nicholas Day gifts
Children receive sweets, soft toys and books on St. Nicholas Day, while adults get something pleasant and cozy: flowers, baskets, warm little things. St. Nicholas Day opens the winter holiday season, so you may also need our Christmas wishes and New Year wishes.
On December 6. Until 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church celebrated it on December 19; now the date matches the Western tradition.
What is a short St. Nicholas Day greeting?
"Happy St. Nicholas Day! May your home be filled with warmth and wonder."
What do people give on St. Nicholas Day?
Children get sweets, toys and books under their pillows, while adults receive small symbolic gifts, flowers or sweet baskets.
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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