What is "mikulas"

Mikuláš or Mikulas may refer to:

In Slovak geography:

• Liptovský Mikuláš
• Liptovský Mikuláš District
• Plavecký Mikuláš

In sports:

• Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš, arena in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
• MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga
• Mikuláš Konopka, Slovak shot putter

In politics:

• Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia from October 30, 1998 until July 4, 2006
• Mikuláš of Hus, Bohemian politician and leading representative of the Hussite movement

In other fields:

• Mikuláš Galanda, renowned painter, illustrator, and one of the most important pioneers and propagators of Slovakian modern art
• Mikulas of Kadan, Imperial clockmaker who designed the clock machine of Prague Orloj together with Jan Šindel around 1410

Mikulás (or Szent Miklós) is the Hungarian version of Saint Nicholas, and a similar figure to Santa Claus. In many cities, Mikulas is getting more conflated with Santa Claus. Still, it is believed that Mikulas arrives to celebrate his day, December 6, and leaves before Christmas. This tradition is also well known in Romania (Moș Nicolae), Slovenia (Miklavž),the Czech Republic, Slovakia (both Mikuláš), and Poland (Mikołaj).