Many people have heard the legend about Santa Claus.
But is it real?
Yes.He is based on Saint Nicholas of Myra.
Date of birth: March 15, 270 A.D. (also said to be 4th century A.D.)
Date of death: December 6, 346 AD
Nationality: Greek (lived in Turkey)
Origin of Santa Claus
Birth of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas was born in the city of Badala in Asia Minor, present-day Turkey. Born as a child into a wealthy family, his parents were fervent followers of Catholicism, but both of them died at an early age.
He inherited a large fortune, but did not indulge in pleasure, but gave it all away to the poor and needy, while he himself became a monk and devoted himself to the Church, serving the community throughout his life.
He later became a priest and was elevated to the rank of bishop.
Saint Nicholas did many charitable works throughout his life, and was especially fond of helping the poor in secret.
Santa Claus was his later alias, a name derived from the story of his secret deliveries of money to help three girls.
Santa Claus Appears
At that time, not far from St. Nicholas, there lived three beautiful young girls.
Their father was a humble scholar who often lived on borrowed money.
Because of the inability to pay the debt, had to be cruel to the beautiful and healthy third daughter, sold to the debtor to take to Africa as a maid.
When the three daughters found out about this, they embraced each other.
When Nicholas learned of this, he ran to their home and comforted them.
At night, Nicholas filled three stockings with gold, and secretly hung them in front of the windows of the three maidens.
With the gold, they paid their father’s debt, and the three daughters were saved from their fate as maids.
As Saint Nicholas good deeds spread, people came to associate him with Christmas and gave him the nickname “Santa Claus”.
In 1822, Dutch missionaries brought the story of this great philanthropist to the United States, and the image of a costumed Santa Claus gradually became popular in the world.
On Christmas Eve, children always hang a pair of colorful socks above their beds.
And put a cup of hot milk next to the socks for Santa Claus to drink, in order to quench the thirst of the hard-working Santa Claus.
The image of Santa Claus we know today,Dressed in a red fur robe,with a long white beard and a kindly face.
Was actually created in the 19th and 20th centuries.
German-American illustrator Thomas Nast influenced the way he was perceived in his appearance.
So this image of Santa Claus began to be deeply rooted in the minds of the American people.
Over time, the image of Santa Claus spread back to Europe, to South America, and around the world.
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