St. Nicholas Church (Hög)

In the list of architectural monuments in Reichertshofen, the Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus is listed as an architectural monument for Hög, a Gothic hall church from the 14th / 15th century. Century, which underwent a baroque redesign in 1690.

Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom this church is dedicated, is one of the most popular saints of all, along with Saint Martin. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - should know his commemoration day, December 6th.
On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots in front of the door - which of course had to be cleaned with great care - so that they could be filled with gifts by St. Nicholas during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for the children to put out a small amount of food for the donkey, St. Nicholas' riding animal (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).