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The Real Santa Claus Similarities

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The Real Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas was a rich, kind Bishop who lived in the fourth century in Asia Minor. Santa Claus, as seen in the 1994 movie, The Santa Clause, is portrayed as a rosy-cheeked, chubby divorced father who carries a cashmere bag of toys into homes of good children. While these two tales are many, many centuries apart, it is interesting to see how it has evolved over time and the similarities and differences between them. Santa Claus, from The Santa Clause (1994) movie, may have more similarities to the tale from the fourth century than what we think. St. Nicholas Similarities The Santa Claus character was based on the Christian bishop St. Nicholas. He, like Santa Claus, helps people and shows compassion. His stories of miracles

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