Sinterklaas

merry and magical. The American name of Santa Claus, derived from the European name of Sinterklaas; is portrayed as an older, more serious historical character. Dutch tradition says that Sinterklaas lives in Spain and that on the second Saturday of November he begins his journey to the Netherlands with several assistants; each one known as Zwarte Piet (literal translation is Black Pete). Sinterklaas, with his long white beard, dressed in a red robe, wearing a Bishop’s hat and carrying a staff

Modern Mythology Not all mythology comes from ancient cultures. People all around the world continue to create new myths and rework existing ones. Modern technology such as movies, publishing, telecommunications, and the internet allow folktales, rumors, and myths to travel faster around the world. A feature of some modern legends is that they originated as artistic creations. Modern legends offer images of the best and worspect aspects of mankind. Modern myths suggest that good behavior can be

God! A figure of love and forgiveness to many, a figure of fear to others. Pulitzer Prize winning essayist Annie Dillard illustrates the differences and similarities on how one feels about God in her essays “On a Hill Far Away” and “God in the Doorway”. Dillard explores children’s fear of God by comparing her portrayal of herself with the child on the hill, using common motifs, symbols, and differences of tone to contrast the two reactions. With the reverence of God also comes the fear of the almighty

Once the leaves begin to alter their color for the winter, most houses and businesses also change their appearance for the winter. Many families drag out their boxes of red and green to decorate their house for the holidays. Parents may brave a line stretching down the mall so their child can tell Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, what he or she wishes to unwrap on Christmas morning. Some parents question the effect of a child’s health or morals associated with the belief in Santa Claus, but, with

As a writer once said, " The best lies are based on the truth, at least in part."( Quote) Santa is one of these beautiful lies, but not all of him. Santa was real at one point, but is now dead, meaning he is real in history. Santa's origin story was exaggerated. For stories to spread widely, there needs to be embellishments, like Braveheart. Braveheart is full of historical inaccuracies, how the Scottish were wearing plaid, the setting of war when Scotland was still in peace, and the Princess of

Where did Santa clause come from? He was a man that gave presents to the poor. He was based on a Saint Nichols of Myra. He was a Dutch saint known as Sinterklaas. Originally coming from modern day Turkey. He can be traced back hundreds of years. Santa Claus started out as a monk known as St. Nicholas. Sinterklaas was a man that cared about everyone. Especially the sick and poor not just kid’s adults as well. St. Nichols has many stories about him; one is where he saves three

Three weeks after our arrival in California, a group of children knocked at our front door at twilight, dressed in strange costumes. When Aunt Lis opened the door, they chimed “Trick or treat!”and she gave them each a handful of candy. Just as the group cheered in appreciation while they left our house, another group of kids showed up for a repeat of the same. “What in the world was going on?” we asked. Noke and Lis quickly explained that it was Halloween; an annual tradition celebrated on

After the war, we found out that my sister had died. Therefore, she often tried to make them feel better, and be somewhat a replacement for her sister, but it was impossible. Everything changed, nothing was allowed anymore, no more parties, no more Sinterklaas. Jack Eljon was the third survivor we interviewed. Jack’s parents and him went into hiding when he was three years old. They went to his aunt and uncle’s house. One day, when he was down on the beach, playing in the sand, a German soldier had his

Intro to what Christmas is Religious and sacred holiday, December 25 Celebrated religiously and secularly Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of christ Traditions vary from culture to culture, but is mainly exchange of gifts, decorating of tree, family dinners, and attending church Often called the “Feast Day of Christ” Jesus was not actually born on December 25th It is coincide with the pagan holidays the romans used to do, honored the Harvest God and Ancient God of Life Historical background

It seems as soon as Americans forget their own immigrant origins they start to feel that immigrants are bad for this country. From the Irish coming to escape the potato famine, to the Chinese coming in from the west to find work, and now Mexicans and Central Americans coming to the United States for a better life, many people have felt immigrants would take jobs from hard working U.S. citizens, but this is not true. America needs immigrant workers. Immigration benefits America because immigrants