I know it's a bit late to ask but I thought xmas was about jesus. where did santa suddenly pop up from?
2007-01-12 02:08:09 · 19 answers · asked by YoyoCoco 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Christmas is supposed to be about gift giving (as well as a celebration of the birth of Christ). The people who get the most presents at Christmas are children. St Nicholas (Santa Claus) is the patron saint of children. And that is what Santa Claus has to do with children. Goodnight darling and sleep well until next December
2007-01-12 02:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Claus is a variation of a Dutch folk tale based on the historical figure Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Asia Minor (the greater part of modern-day Turkey), who used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. His charity became legend when a man lost his fortune and found himself incapable of supporting his three daughters, who would not be able to find husbands as they lacked dowries. This man was going to give them over to a life of prostitution; however, St Nicholas provided them with gold, enabling them to retain their virginal virtues and marry.
This inspired figure of Sinterklaas, the subject of a major celebration in the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany (where his believed date of death, December 6, is celebrated the evening before on December 5), which in turn inspired both the myth and the name of Santa Claus. "Santa Claus" is actually a mispronunciation of the Dutch word "Sinterklaas" by the English settlers of New Amsterdam (later renamed New York). Whilst in those countries Saint Nicholas is celebrated as a distinct character with a religious touch separate from Christmas.
Though Santa Claus has Christian origins, he has become a secular representation of Christmas. As such, a number of Christian churches dislike the secular focus on Santa Claus and the materialist focus that present-receiving gives to the holiday.
2007-01-12 02:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus and Santa are not mutually exclusive during the festival. Santa comes from St. Nicholas, who went about giving gifts.
He's used by parents to make Christmas sparkle, and in marketing to make people buy stuff.
Don't knock him.
2007-01-12 02:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Santa represents the spirit of Christmas. He brings gifts to all just like Jesus brought the gift of eternal life when he died on the cross
2007-01-12 02:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by A1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Jesus was born, the three wise men brought him presents. St Nicholas took that idea and began secretly giving gifts to children around Christmas time.
2007-01-12 02:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Aly G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St Nicholas
2007-01-12 02:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started with St. Nicholas who started to give toys to kids at Christmas and that's where we got St. Nick then it kinda worped to Santa Claus but that's how it started.
2007-01-12 02:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by aerojo05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NAH...! yet, do u even imagine that there is fairly the santa claus flying in sky...? u advise the genuine authentic santa claus that flies in the sky with rain deers...? if it truly is that... i dun imagine no one had despatched him a letter reason he's not any longer genuine in any respect... it imagine.. yet when u're talkin' bout the 'those days' santa clause... nicely thats a convinced!!!
2016-10-30 22:04:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a guy called st nicolas went round peoples house and gave them presents around christmas time.
This, through time, has evolved into santa claus.
Type in st nicolas into a search engine or look up the wilkapedia thing and it will tell you
2007-01-12 02:13:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
santa claus is the person that deliver us presents on christmas eve . with out him there would be no presents and therefore no christmas
2007-01-12 02:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by jeff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋