I am soo torn!My friends say yes he is and others say no!I have been crying and other things!I am young not a teen.I must know!I have been on all the websites!They all say he is real!So plz tell me!I WANT TO BELIEVE !I DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING ON!!!!i AM GOONA GAG!NOOO!HE IS REAL RIGHT!!!!?
2006-12-19 12:41:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
pLZ HURRY!I HAVE G2G IN 10 MINUTES!
2006-12-19 12:43:33 · update #1
The other day I almost cried a river!!!I n school!!!!!!11
2006-12-19 12:51:04 · update #2
Of course Santa's real! Your friends are probably just mad because they've been bad this year!
2006-12-19 12:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by neocarleen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Father Christmas, a jolly, well nourished, bearded man who typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, predates the Santa Claus character. He is first recorded in early 17th century England, but was associated with holiday merrymaking and drunkenness rather than the bringing of gifts.[36] In Victorian Britain, his image was remade to match that of Santa. The French Père Noël evolved along similar lines, eventually adopting the Santa image. In Italy, Babbo Natale acts as Santa Claus, while La Befana is the bringer of gifts and arrives on the eve of the Epiphany. It is said that La Befana set out to bring the baby Jesus gifts, but got lost along the way. Now, she brings gifts to all children. In some cultures Santa Claus is accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht, or Black Peter. In other versions, elves make the toys. His wife is referred to as Mrs. Claus. There has been some opposition to the narrative of the American evolution of Saint Nicholas into the modern Santa. It has been claimed that the Saint Nicholas Society was not founded until 1835, almost half a century after the end of the American War of Independence.[55] Moreover, a study of the "children's books, periodicals and journals" of New Amsterdam by Charles Jones revealed no references to Saint Nicholas or Sinterklaas.[56] However, not all scholars agree with Jones's findings, which he reiterated in a booklength study in 1978;[57] Howard G. Hageman, of New Brunswick Theological Seminary, maintains that the tradition of celebrating Sinterklaas in New York was alive and well from the early settlement of the Hudson Valley on.[58] Current tradition in several Latin American countries (such as Venezuela and Colombia) holds that while Santa makes the toys, he then gives them to the Baby Jesus, who is the one who actually delivers them to the children's homes, a reconciliation between traditional religious beliefs and the iconography of Santa Claus imported from the United States. In Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy), Austria, Czech Republic, Southern Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Slovakia and Switzerland, the Christkind (Ježíšek in Czech, Jézuska in Hungarian and Ježiško in Slovak) brings the presents. The German St. Nikolaus is not identical with the Weihnachtsmann (who is the German version of Santa Claus/Father Christmas). St. Nikolaus wears a bishop's dress and still brings small gifts (usually candies, nuts and fruits) on December 6 and is accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht. Although many parents around the world routinely teach their children about Santa Claus and other gift bringers, some have come to reject this practice, considering it deceptive.[59]
2016-05-22 22:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Santa is real if you believe. Nobody can make you believe or not believe. Just because nobody has seen him doesn't mean he isn't real..... Has anybody seen GOD? NO yet we all believe in him!
2006-12-19 12:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! those are parents! mine just went SANTA-ING. they want you to be asleep while they eat cookies and put presents under your tree! trust me I KNOW!!! they enjoy the your love of something totally wrong! i have a friend that believes that too. DON'T! if you believe, your life will be all messed up (SANTA IS A FAKE!!!) it is all true. listen to the 'others'... now you know
2006-12-19 15:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he's real! Who do you think lives at the North Pole?!
2006-12-19 12:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Rowdy Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa does not exist but is present in everyone's heart. If you believe in giving assuming you can afford it, you are santa and if you exist, so as santa.
2006-12-19 12:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he is! Are you trying to question the existence of the jolly man who distributes presents???
2006-12-19 13:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by HAPPY <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well no he is not. how could a really fat man go down a chimney when some people don't even have one. and his bag would be bigger than the world. and to travel all over the world in one night?
2006-12-19 13:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by bristre13 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as you believe he is, then he is real.I'm old & the spirit of santa is still real in my mind & heart.MERRY CHRISTMAS
2006-12-19 12:50:35 · answer #9 · answered by hdf69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He never existed.. Once again example of how imagination works.
2006-12-19 12:55:00 · answer #10 · answered by cupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋