When is Santa's birthday?
2007-05-21 15:14:16 · 17 answers · asked by rodesby 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Santa Claus is commonly associated with St. Nicholas of Myra, a fourth century bishop in the Catholic Church.
The most famous association is Clement Moore's poem, 'A Visit from St. Nicholas,' more commonly known as 'Twas the Night before Christmas!'
St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children.
One of the most famous stories associated with him is of a poor man in his church who had three daughters but no money for dowries. When the one was ready to marry, St. Nicholas put enough of his own money for her dowry in a sack and, in the middle of the night, tossed it into the home of the man. Then, as each of the other daughters came of age, he did it again.
We do not know on what day he was born. but he died December 6, in A.D. 345 or 352.
Today, in some cultures, on December 6th, St. Nicholas leaves a bag of goodies on the doorstep; usually nuts & candies!
With love in Christ.
2007-05-24 18:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let's not get confused now people! Christmas day is Jesus's birthday not Santa's!
2007-05-21 15:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jenni 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Santa is Saint Nicholas.
2016-05-19 04:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by michelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe included gifts left in children's shoes (the origin of our American Christmas stockings). Good children receive treats - candies, cookies, apples and nuts, while naughty children receive switches or lumps of coal. Sometimes coins were left in the shoes, reminiscent of the the life-saving doweries the saint provided. Today - especially in families of German extraction - children still put a shoe outside their bedroom doors on the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, and expect to find candy and coins or small gifts in their shoe on December 6th.
2007-05-21 15:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa who?
2007-05-21 17:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa doesn't seem to have a birthday. Check it out here"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus
2007-05-21 16:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably he started doing what he`s doing when he got 18. cause would be the first time he was allowedto travel alone in the dark.
I guess that means his birthday must be Dec 24th.
2007-05-23 16:22:01 · answer #7 · answered by Mino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New Year's Day.
2007-05-21 15:20:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask Buddy the Elf. He knows, he grew up with him
2007-05-24 12:22:34 · answer #9 · answered by sly diva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st of January that is when starts to make toys for Christmas.
2007-05-22 06:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by Angel Bonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋