2007-01-25 12:06:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
well duh, i mean, who else gave me that ballet barbie thing when i was seven??? lol jk. i actually have no clue. i think he was just kinda based on someone, but yeah. haha.
2007-01-25 12:15:46 · answer #1 · answered by mmkay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man Santa is based on was real. There really was a St. Nicholas. He was from Patara, Greece and a very generous person, especially to children.
2007-01-25 20:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certainly as the Legend of Santa Claus was based on the real life person of Saint Nicholas a priest who helped the poor
2007-01-26 09:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sinta Klaussen was a Dutch man who lived a few hundred years ago.
St. Nicholas was a Polish man who lived in the 15th Century.
Kris Kringle was a Danish man who lived in the 18th Century.
2007-01-25 20:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by Just Ask Ashley 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
His name was Nicholas, Bishop of Myra.
For the full bio check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
2007-01-25 20:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by oenophiliac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've heard he was a man named Chris Cringle.
2007-01-25 22:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tasha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About as real as Jesus
2007-01-25 20:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was............St. Nicholas.
2007-01-25 20:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by have-fun 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was.
2007-01-25 20:13:13 · answer #9 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋