Saturday, December 22, 2012

Christmas & Santa Clause



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Santa is a mythical, historical who in many cultures is said to bring gifts to children who behave good. During the christianization of germany this figure had elements of the god odin and was given the name of a christian bishop Saint Nicholas.
 
The image of the white-bearded man was adopted in the united states and canada in the 19th century after the poem from 1823 "A Visit From St. Nicholas" and of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast. Television made it possible to distribute.

According to a tradition which can be traced to the 1820s, Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, with elves and flying reindeers. Since the 20th century, in an idea popularized by the 1934 song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".

Pre-modern representations of the gift-giver from church history and folklore, notably St Nicholas and Sinterklaas, merged with the British character Father Christmas to create the character known to Britons and Americans as Santa Claus!

The North American traditions associated with Santa Claus are derived from a number of Christmas traditions from various countries. Some rituals (such as visiting a department store Santa) occur in the weeks and days before Christmas while others, such as preparing snacks for Santa, are specific to Christmas Eve. Some rituals, such as setting out stockings to be filled with gifts.


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Source: Wikipedia
 
 

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