Santa Claus figures can not always be separated with the coming of Christmas moments. Her fat bearded white men thick girth is told in the evening with a Christmas train ride is drawn several deer fly. He will then visit each house via chimney smoke, read the request in the socks that depends. Then, from the large bag, which is always brought, he will put his gift for children is good under the Christmas tree.
Stories like this is always told that the parents and teachers on children. Acts berbaju red men of North Pole is always successful to make the children so enthusiastic terpana and listen. Young children believe the story is. So the night before the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, all the children busy and write the query to include them in socks depending on the hope that Santa Claus will come and give what they ask for. Tomorrow the same morning, that is correct, the prize that they're already under the Christmas tree. But, of course, is the handiwork of the parents who want their own sake with her children to say it is from the Santa Claus.
Santa Claus has always been an interesting story, even for adults who have been though. But after so long to hear his story, there will be a question, whether Santa Claus is real? For them, there are many stories narrate the origin of Santa Claus is also called Santa Claus this.
The story first appeared in thousands of years ago. Based on the North European legend, Santa Claus is depicted in the form of the god they are. At the time of winter, the god of war comes with a horseback riding 8 feet. With her move immediately to the end of the sky over the sea to give praise and prizes for people who are good and punish those who do evil. Figure of the god is what they consider as Santa Claus.
There are also stories that the name Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas. According to the story, he was born in Lycia, an ancient port city in Patara (Asia Minor). His parents are rich are those of the righteous Christian. After her parents died, Nicholas provides inheritance to help the poor. He then entered a monastery to the Holy Zion, near the city of Myra to get education. Nicholas took to the road to Palestine and Egypt, and their return to Myra Myra a bishop.
Nicholas is depicted as a bishop who is friendly disposed towards children and the poor. also friendly with miracles-miracles that happen. In Myra, Nicholas spent the rest of his life for the people consider the sick, caring for children orphaned, protect the poor from the extortionist threat and maintain the rights of the Jews. Moreover he likes to play with children without considering its class. He does not even object to shame with the dignity of children and street hooligan wearing a hat to bishop own. Nicholas died 343 years and made the M with a degree of holy Saint Nicholas. This is the name of Saint Nicholas is believed to be the embryo of the emergence of the name Santa Claus. Stories benevolence and love of Saint Nicholas to the children continue to endure for many years to become a legend of Santa Claus.
Nicholas about this, there are also other stories such as that in the story by the Metaphrastes in the 912 M that indicates one reason why Saint Nicholas became a legend of Santa Claus. At that time there was a family who are poor. Families that have three daughters who are eligible to marry, but because of the poor father could not even provide a dowry for a prospective son-only. He once had to push so that the children should decide to sell it-girls to prostitution as a way out only. But a night her son cry out that there is someone looking up at the house trellis. The father immediately out of the house while carrying blocks of wood.
When he opened the door, heard a voice berdebum above. It seems it is something to throw in the daughter-daughter's room and then down the trellis. Father is in this chaotic it was soon captured. Suddenly the oldest daughter running about and shows a leather bag full of money with gold is that it was thrown. The father became upset what purpose it is. It was explained that he was a Christian and her parents just died and inherit great wealth. This young man to follow what is said of God, if we should sell our possessions and give to the poor, and follow them. Youth that plan and know the difficulties that poor family, then decided to give the family inheritance to help them.
Nicholas is a young man who accidentally came in secretly because according to the command of Jesus that is if people give to the poor with the right hand, left hand does not need to know. Nicholas ask the family to use the money he gave to the condition does not tell anyone about it. Father and the promise for many years he was not told how to get the dowry for his girls.
While in Germany, grew origin based on the story of Santa Claus god Woden / Odin. Woden is described in mythology as a figure wearing a robe and a white horse who could fly. He has a long white beard and a long stick. Woden always bring a book in hand, so he held a nature wise. According to Phyllis Siefker, children usually fill their shoes with carrots, straw and sugar. Then place them in the near chimney smoke to the food for the horses belonging to Woden. Woden reply to good children with gifts or candy instead.
Then the story is more developed in the form of holy people around the world in the hansom. He will be the attitudes and behavior of people, especially children. When behave well, then he will put the fruit of apples, crusty fruit, candy and a large number of other gifts to the children in shoes. While the children of bad character it will only get the whip. This is often used by parents in educating their children.
In Italy, Santa Claus is known in the form of a story of a grandmother named Befana magic. Shortly before Jesus was born, he get the job of the angels, as also to the Majus, to give gifts to Jesus when Jesus was born. But because of neglect, she came late. Therefore Befana impunity. Each year warning before the birth of Jesus, he must give as many gifts to the children who can not afford. This story is held by many people in Italy, so that religious beliefs make the decision to switch Santa Claus. From here began the early belief that Santa Claus always give gifts to children.
In the Netherlands, are developing another story. From this state, the name Santa Claus comes. Sinterklaas is called for in the Dutch Santa Claus, known in other countries. Sinterklaas was a bishop. He was always wearing clothes and hats uskupnya bishop that both white. Sinterklaas always hold a crosier black with the top of the curve. He also brought a large book, the record whether every child behave better in a year or wanton. Sinterklaas is a white horse flying above houses.
Sinterklaas has assistant named Black Pete. Acts origins of Black Pete begins from the three children of the nation Moor akan crime punishable by death because they do not do. Sinterklaas finally hands down and they can be released. As a thank you form them, the children that live with Sinterklaas to help him into the chimney for the smoke to give gifts. Children usually sing songs around the smoke stack for Sinterklaas. The Black Pete who will listen to it from the top of the chimney smoke. They will determine whether the children had sing songs and have the right to provide food for the horse Sinterklaas, the Karot and straw. If everything is fulfilled, Black Pete who will give gifts to the children through the chimney. Words can be black here refers to the background of the nation or the Moor to its duties as it can also go into the smoke stack is exposed to smoke them.
It's also said that Sinterklaas and Black Pete is usually carrying bag, which contains candy for good children and a set of willow tree branches (such as the form of a broom to chimney smoke) to beat a child pert buttocks. Sinterklaas songs at the time, even the children who prankish be included in the bag and taken to Spain. Perhaps the story of Sinterklaas Dutch version of this is the most widely known until now.
The story then continues to survive and be brought to the Americas. Here, Santa Claus's suit to be lots of views of each person. The first, an American author named Washington Owen, described the Santa Claus figure in a Dutch grandfather who fat and round in a comedy drama entitled "History of New York." Then in the year 1823, shows the poet Clement Moore's Saint Nicholas as Santa Claus in the rhythm and music "St.Nicholas effect." Depiction of the modern illustrated in 1960 by filmmakers Thomas Nash cartoons depict Santa Claus as a fat man and always happy. He was wearing a coat and trousers with red buttons and white collar, and leather belt and black shoes. This illustration is very popular in the United States centuries pad 19, which continues to survive until now.
The story is also growing, said the Santa Claus live in the far North, in the land of snow. In the American version said to live in North Pole, while the English version it is said to live in Lapland. Other details also emerged, said Santa Claus married and lives with Mrs. Claus. Santa Claus makes a list of all children in the world, and group them according to their behavior. He will give you toys and candy and other gifts to children around the world who behave well. In children who prankish, akan given a stick and charcoal. In one night alone, he completed all its tasks with the help of the elf to make a piece and there are 8 or 9 flying reindeer to pull his sleigh.
Over time, the story of Santa Claus to spread all over the world. A large number of countries have their own name for Santa Claus this. In France are named Father Christmas or Pere Noel. In Switzerland called Christkindl or Christ Child. For English, French is the same as Father Christmas, just figure it is depicted with a slightly different lean more and more formal than the other.
From here we know that Santa Claus was there to its origins, not just a purely fictional story. Figure it really is as shown in the figure Saint Nicholas. Although in the development, Santa Claus figures have been added to the myths and imagination of those who pick up the story about this. So the reasonable-reasonable, if you are still trying to remember the past by entering your request into the socks and hang near the fireplace and Christmas tree.
"Ho ... ho ... ho ...., Merry Christmas everyone!"
