"Have you wondered where santa is from or how his life was or how he became santa claus well that is a question I can answer."--Jayden baasansuren-- 6th grade
Have you wondered where Santa is from or how his life was or how he became Santa Claus well that is a question I can answer.
Santa is a Turkish monk was born in 230 A.D. He would go around his village giving presents and was a wealthy person who would spend his money on friends.
Today, Santa wears a red suit because Coca Cola was using him as advertisement and worked successfully before Coca Cola changed the color, but previously it was tan.
Santa’s real name is St. Nicholas and when he visited America, his name was Kris Kringle, but on December 6, 343 A.D he died and that's why on December 6th it’s St. Nicholas Day because he died on that day from natural causes. According to the Washington Post, “Saint Nicholas of Myra (now Demre) was known for his anonymous gift-giving and generosity. People believed he’d put coins in the shoes of anyone who left them out for him on his feast day, which is December 6. As the story goes, he was a monk who gave away his hefty inheritance,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/10/04/santa-dead-archaeologists-say/
Santa Claus would go down your chimney and put presents under your tree and had a sleigh and had eight reindeers and it would fly him to every nice kids houses. Instar writes, “As in many other European countries, if presents were exchanged at this season, it was usually done at New Year's Eve and they were between adults rather than for children. In the 1840s, however, there was an increasing emphasis on Christmas Day. This seems to have happened for several reasons. The press – which now reached a far wider audience – stressed the fact that Christmas Day is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Birthdays had always been a day for giving presents, and it was a natural step to celebrate Jesus' birth by giving gifts on that day.”https://www.lnstar.com/mall/main-areas/xmas-santa-origin2.htm.
Santa Claus was a big thing in winter and parents would use it to trick little kids and now in the 21st century a lot of people know that he is not real, but he was and wouldn't go around the whole world and only his village and friends. Santa has taught people kindness and also the kids would get on the nice list and they would do good deeds.
According to How Stuff Works,“Santa Claus was not always a jolly old fellow. He did not always have long white whiskers, and he did not always wear a big red suit. Long before he lived in the North Pole, and long before his yearly Christmas visits brought joy to all the children of the world, Santa Claus was a child himself. He was once just an ordinary baby boy named Nicholas. The baby boy was just like any other, but his parents hoped for great things from their only son. They named him Nicholas, which means "hero of the people.” https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/santa-claus-stories-ga1.htm
The History Channel says that one of the best-known St. Nicholas stories is the time he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married.” https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus#section_2.
Santa is a Turkish monk was born in 230 A.D. He would go around his village giving presents and was a wealthy person who would spend his money on friends.
Today, Santa wears a red suit because Coca Cola was using him as advertisement and worked successfully before Coca Cola changed the color, but previously it was tan.
Santa’s real name is St. Nicholas and when he visited America, his name was Kris Kringle, but on December 6, 343 A.D he died and that's why on December 6th it’s St. Nicholas Day because he died on that day from natural causes. According to the Washington Post, “Saint Nicholas of Myra (now Demre) was known for his anonymous gift-giving and generosity. People believed he’d put coins in the shoes of anyone who left them out for him on his feast day, which is December 6. As the story goes, he was a monk who gave away his hefty inheritance,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/10/04/santa-dead-archaeologists-say/
Santa Claus would go down your chimney and put presents under your tree and had a sleigh and had eight reindeers and it would fly him to every nice kids houses. Instar writes, “As in many other European countries, if presents were exchanged at this season, it was usually done at New Year's Eve and they were between adults rather than for children. In the 1840s, however, there was an increasing emphasis on Christmas Day. This seems to have happened for several reasons. The press – which now reached a far wider audience – stressed the fact that Christmas Day is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Birthdays had always been a day for giving presents, and it was a natural step to celebrate Jesus' birth by giving gifts on that day.”https://www.lnstar.com/mall/main-areas/xmas-santa-origin2.htm.
Santa Claus was a big thing in winter and parents would use it to trick little kids and now in the 21st century a lot of people know that he is not real, but he was and wouldn't go around the whole world and only his village and friends. Santa has taught people kindness and also the kids would get on the nice list and they would do good deeds.
According to How Stuff Works,“Santa Claus was not always a jolly old fellow. He did not always have long white whiskers, and he did not always wear a big red suit. Long before he lived in the North Pole, and long before his yearly Christmas visits brought joy to all the children of the world, Santa Claus was a child himself. He was once just an ordinary baby boy named Nicholas. The baby boy was just like any other, but his parents hoped for great things from their only son. They named him Nicholas, which means "hero of the people.” https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/santa-claus-stories-ga1.htm
The History Channel says that one of the best-known St. Nicholas stories is the time he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married.” https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus#section_2.
