Is Santa jewish?

Answer 1

I think he followed David Israel's example and converted. Santa is Russian Orthodox, though, I think.

Answer 2

St Nicholas was born in 280 AD, in Patara, a city of Lycia, in Asia Minor. He became the gift giver of Myra. His gifts were given late at night, so that the gift giver's identity would remain a secret. St Nicholas was eventually named the patron saint of children, sailors, Russia and Greece.
St Nicholas was a Christian priest, who later became a bishop. He was a rich person, and traveled the country helping people, giving gifts of money and other presents. St Nicholas did not like to be seen when he gave away presents, so the children of the day were told to go to sleep quickly or he would not come! Nothing has changed and Santa Claus will not arrive this Christmas unless the children go to sleep early.

A famous story about St Nicholas, is about a poor man who had no money to give to his three daughters on their wedding day. St Nick dropped bags of gold into the stockings which the girls had left to dry by the fire. The sisters found the gold and ever since, children have hung up stockings on Christmas Eve hoping that they will be filled with presents by Christmas morning.

Despite being quite young Nicholas had earned a reputation for kindliness and wisdom. In the year 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian commanded all the citizens of the Roman Empire, which included Asia Minor, to worship him as a god.

Christians believed in one god and one god alone, so their conscience would not allow them to obey the Emperor's order. Angered by their stubbornness, Diocletian warnd the Christians that they would be imprisoned. The Emperor carried out the threat and St Nicholas who resisted too was also imprisoned. For more than five years, St Nicholas was confined to a small cell. He suffered from cold, hunger, and thirst, but he never wavered in his beliefs. In 313, when Diocletian resigned, and Constantine came to power Nicholas was released, and he returned to his post as Bishop of Myra. He continued his good works and became even wiser and more understanding by the time of his death on December 6, 343.

Answer 3

Actually, Santa is derived from the Norse god Odin. Then later associated with the Catholic St. Nicholas in the Middle Ages. But today, he is multicultural.

Answer 4

Santa doesn't pick religions.

Santa is more associated with Christianity and Christmas as a Christian tradition though.

Hannukah, though marked by gift giving, is celebrated a little bit differently.

Answer 5

hes Catholic.

Santa Claus
aka Saint Nicholas

was a bishop

Answer 6

Santa is Orthodox. He came from "Saint A. Claus".

Answer 7

He's a north Polian or if you use slang he's a polat


or maybe an Arctican

Answer 8

Nobody knows what Snata believes in cause he's very secretive

Answer 9

no because the Jews don't have Christmas holidays

Answer 10

Check under his hat and mittens