is he real?
2006-08-20 05:39:54 · 25 answers · asked by Mia 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
From the Editorial Page of The New York Sun,
written by Francis P. Church, September 21, 1897
We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:
"Dear Editor--I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon
115 West Ninety-fifth Street
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
2006-08-20 05:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basis for Santa Claus is St. Nicholas a real live person (well he's dead now) who is known for being charitable and generous, Santa Claus is made by the westerns who wants to have kinda like a symbol for Christmas. I grew up belieiving in Santa Claus which is I guess not bad, because it made Christmas more colorful
2006-08-20 12:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by maballe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa?????
come on people Santa is magic, did you not ever wonder how miracles seem to happen around the holidays?
yes Virginia there is a Santa , read that newspaper article again and see , Santa is alive in your heart
2006-08-20 18:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by mommymaryann1998 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in my heart. I'm a good Santa.
2006-08-20 14:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Maria, there is a Santa Claus.
He is the spirit of generosity that each of us has in our heart.
2006-08-20 13:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep! But his real name was St. Nicholas who was a disciple for God (or Jesus) and during the night, he would put gold in the chimneys of some people's houses (I think of the poor people) on Christmas Night, I presume.
2006-08-22 17:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spirit of Santa will always exist....if you want it to.....and I hope you do.
2006-08-20 18:11:51 · answer #7 · answered by dooinok 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My heart tells me he is real
2006-08-21 11:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by lanie1713 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WELL TO SOME HE IS WHO BELIVE IN HIM. AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T. EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT SANTA.SOME MAY NOT CALL HIM SANTA.
2006-08-20 12:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by skypearl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is:
http://www.santaland.com/stories/virginia.html
2006-08-22 09:27:45 · answer #10 · answered by im_david 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋