A man from Vienna, Austria? Did you know he had a companion named
Krampus? An "evil" spirit?
2006-12-07 20:44:26 · 10 answers · asked by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Funny how they "missed" seeing the part about the evil spirit?
2006-12-07 21:17:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sint Nicolaas, de Goedheiligman (St. Nicholas) is noted as Sinterklaas interior the first ecu countries the place his nameday is properly called a Winterholiday. On 5 December that's going to be noted as the St. Nicholas Eve or on his day of 6 December. it relatively is the dinner party to have fun St. Nicholas the buyer Saint of Amsterdam. Many say he appear like the god Odin besides. Sinterklass sound like Santa Claus and that's the way it evolves to be Santa Clause in u . s . of america. Then individuals use Santa Claus to have fun Christmasday and not his very own nameday because of the fact they do no longer have fun namedays in u . s . of america.
2016-10-05 01:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by grumney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St Nicholas was real his deeds are legendary thats why he was a SAINT.
Bishop of Myra, who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus, Father Christmas or in the Netherlands and northern Belgium as Sint-Nicolaas or Sinterklaas. He lived in 4th-century Myra in the Byzantine Empire's Lycia, the modern day Demre in the Antalya province of Turkey.
Read the link writing this will take forever. I have been near his Tomb its nice.
2006-12-08 00:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by FIRE § 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, no. The legend comes from Sinter Klaus (Dutch).
Every year on his birthday (Yuletide, December 25), he would visit every little child and bring presents, coming down the chimney to his own personal altar. (Sinter Klaus means Klaus of the cinders.)
He was always depicted as wearing furs in the colors of fire (red) and snow (white). He had a palace at the north pole (actually "in the far north") and he rode through the air in a sled pulled by two goats.
2006-12-07 20:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a European legend, but apparent history fact claims Saint Nichoas was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor (Modern-day Turkey) back in the 400's.
2006-12-07 21:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Corina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, learnt it in school like 7 years ago (im 13)
2006-12-07 20:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by crazycake7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah,he is a saint who likes children and likes to give gifts for them
2006-12-07 20:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by rose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-12-07 20:46:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course
2006-12-07 20:47:31 · answer #9 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duh never heard of ..........
2006-12-07 20:47:05 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋