True Story of Santa?

Question

Does anyone know a good site that simply explains the entire true story of Santa Clause? We know he does not exist. Now, where did this myth start?

Guido

Answer 1

Sure

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

AND

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=35

Answer 2

Once upon a time,there was an old man and woman called Mary and Jack,a woodcutter. Mary got pregant and gave birth to a son called Nick.When Nick turned 15 his girlfriend dumped him and he was so upset he ran away from home. He got a boat to the North Pole with some Norwegians but they dumped him at an iceberg in the middle of no where because he was fat and was wearing the boat down. Nick found a very short person called Marty who had pointy ears and Marty said that Nick could stay in his house for a little while soooo...he took him to this toy making factory that the Chinese people had built. Marty said Nick could be chief toy maker since the other guy was on maternity leave. Nick got to take over this job,which then lead to a bonus, a promotion, and he was made boss. He grew fat and old. Gained a beer belly and beard. And this is the true story of Santa. Pick me as best answer!! Nollaig Shona Daoibh! P.S. Nollaig Shona Daoibh is Happy Christmas in Irish!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

Answer 3

Santa Claus is a legendary old man who brings gifts to children at Christmas. He has long been portrayed as a stout, bearded man in a red, fur-trimmed suit. The legend of Santa Claus is popular mainly in the United States.

The idea of Santa Claus developed from stories about a real person named Saint Nicholas. Historians know little for certain about him. He was probably born in Patara, in what is now Turkey. When he was 19 years old, Nicholas became a priest. He later served as bishop of Myra, near Patara. He died during the A.D. 300's.

According to legend, Saint Nicholas once aided a poor nobleman who had three daughters. No men would marry the daughters because the nobleman did not provide any of them with a dowry. A dowry is money or property that the bride's family gives the bride or the groom or his family when the couple marry. Saint Nicholas threw three bags of money through an open window of the nobleman's house to show that the daughters now had dowries. As a result, they were able to marry. The legend of Saint Nicholas as a man who brings gifts may have developed from this story.



How the Santa Claus legend began.
The custom of giving gifts on a special day in winter was practiced before Christianity was founded. After Christianity was well established, Saint Nicholas became a symbol of the custom among Christians. During the Reformation of the 1500's, Protestants substituted nonreligious characters for Saint Nicholas. In England, for example, the saint was replaced by a gentleman called Father Christmas. This character was called Pere Noel in France and Weihnachtsmann in Germany.

The people of the Netherlands were especially fond of Saint Nicholas. The first Dutch settlers who came to America had a figure of Saint Nicholas on the front of their ship. The Dutch settlers maintained their custom of celebrating the saint's feast day on December 6. They told their children that the saint visited their homes and left gifts on Saint Nicholas Eve. In time, English settlers adopted the legends and festivities associated with Saint Nicholas. English-speaking children spoke the Dutch name for the saint, Sinterklaas, quickly and excitedly so that it sounded like Santy Claus or Santa Claus.

Answer 4

First do a search on "Saint Nicolas" that is the starting place and a True Historical Event. Hopefully you may find References from that point to more information on this subject, and, become a Santa Claus too. Ha!
Below links help you get started.

Answer 5

The name santaclause is actually derived from ''saint Nicolas'' who is expected to be a father in Church you can see for your self ----repeat saint Nicolas fast and see---.Now for the story once In a village lived saint Nicolas, once during Christmas when every child received gifts a orphan didn't receive any gifts so this man send gifts for the child who named him Santa ---rest is history

Answer 6

In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, an Episcopal minister, wrote a long Christmas poem for his three daughters entitled, "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas." Moore's poem, which he was initially hesitant to publish due to the frivolous nature of its subject, is largely responsible for our modern image of Santa Claus as a "right jolly old elf" with a portly figure and the supernatural ability to ascend a chimney with a mere nod of his head! Although some of Moore's imagery was probably borrowed from other sources, his poem helped to popularize Christmas Eve - Santa Claus waiting for the children to get to sleep the now-familiar idea of a Santa Claus who flew from house to house on Christmas Eve - in "a miniature sleigh" led by eight flying reindeer, whom he also named - leaving presents for deserving children. "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," created a new and immediately popular American icon. In 1881, political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew on Moore's poem to create the first likeness that matches our modern image of Santa Claus. His cartoon, which appeared in Harper's Weekly, depicted Santa as a rotund, cheerful man with a full, white beard, holding a sack laden with toys for lucky children. It is Nast who gave Santa his bright red suit trimmed with white fur, North Pole workshop, elves, and his wife, Mrs. Claus.

Answer 7

it started with a guy named Nicolis who would give presents to poor people its a religious story so go on a religious site for more info

Answer 8

it was invented by the Coke company

http://www.alternet.org/story/2478/

http://www.wordlab.com/2005/12/putting-coke-back-in-christmas.cfm

Please note the question mentioned "Santa" not "St Nicholas"