Saint Nicholas

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

Santa Claus, is known by many names: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and simply "Santa". He is a figure that has been influenced by legend, myth, folklore and most importantly for our purposes today. He wears red, is pulled around on a sleigh by a bunch of reindeer and delivers presents to good children on the 24th of December. The purpose of my post is not to argue about whether or not to teach kids about the full on mythical father Christmas; personally I think it is a bad idea to

is Santa. The Santa Clause story stretches all the way back to the 3rd century. The legend can be traced back to hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nichola was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern day Turkey. Nicholas became the subject of many later told legends. It is said that St. Nicholas gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping out the poor and the sick. One of St. Nicholas’s best story is that he saved

1087 where it was said to still perform miracles. The pure spirit and intentions of Saint Nicholas are to thank those for inspiring the Christmas holiday. "To begin with, Saint Nicholas-that was his name to start with-is about the most overworked saint who ever existed" (Myers). All of this hard work and dedications made Nicholas stand out and held influence over our beloved image of Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas is one of the many characters that bloomed into Santa Claus. However, some of the legendary

Saint Nicholas, myth or legend? In order to determine the merits of Santa Claus and his effects on Christmas, we must objectively review how his story aligns with the story of Jesus Christ. Although Jesus is the reason for the season, distractions such as commercialism, religion and cultural division have all played a part in detracting from this core message, however, these things can all be reasoned with truth. But how do you reason with fiction? How can we inject fantasy into the center of truth

figures. A symbol of the secular West’s religion of consumerism, Santa Claus and his twelve reindeer have hijacked the holiday dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ, and replaced it with the gospel of spending. As both a cultural icon and the patron saint of capitalism, the depiction of Santa Claus in recent years has been seriously debated. While today he is near universally depicted as a portly old man, in a red and white suit and with a long, white beard, some argue that Santa’s image should reflect

Today I’m going to teach you about the origins of this iconic character. My Speech will be split up into three main parts; the legend of Saint Nicholas, how he came to the united states and how a poem by Clement Moore helped illi the modern image of santa clause. The legend of Santa Clause can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named Saint Nicholas, who was believed to be born sometime around 280 A.D in Patara, near Myra which is in modern day Turkey. He was much admired for his faithfulness

Krampus and Saint Nick, visiting Christmas markets and buying gifts, continuing lifetime traditions, decorating and cooking favorite foods. The preparation for the Christmas season starts before December in Germany. “St. Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world.” (Biography) Although Saint Nick is most commonly known as Santa Claus, he is still known as Saint Nick in Germany. Saint Nicholas day is celebrated

example of giving without expecting anything in return, and when the time comes, forces kids to distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality. Fraser (2015) found that the individual whose story inspired the mythical Santa, also known as Saint Nicholas, originates from a bishop living in Turkey during the third century. Nikolaos of Myra refused to worship the then Roman Emperor Diocletian, and was imprisoned until Emperor Constantine freed the Christians five years later. He went on to show

Exploring Christmas As the year draws to an end, the holiday spirit is in the air (quite literally we are waiting for the actual ‘holiday’ to start) Well, jokes aside Christmas is surely just around the corner and the spirit of Christmas is once again present among us. But what is this ‘Spirit of Christmas’? In fact what is Christmas? When a person thinks of Christmas, the first thing that most probably comes to mind is the Christmas tree or Santa Claus or even presents