santa claus?

Question

1] does or did Santa Claus really exist?
2] if it's only make-believe or "whatever" story, why did people made it?
3] how come he became popular everywhere? and in Christmas?

Answer 1

Hundreds of years back, St. Nicholas was born to a wealthy Christian family in Patara in around 280 AD. He was so kind and pious that he helped anyone who came his way and soon many legends about his good deeds became popular. Later, he became the Bishop of Myra. He had inherited a large property, which he used from time to time to help the poor and the sick. He traveled anonymously in the night to ensure that all of his parishioners are well fed and happy. During one of his visits, he heard a family lamenting about their misfortunes and poverty and how they were forced to sell the three poor sisters into slavery or prostitution as their father was unable to provide a suitable dowry to them or even provide food and clothes to them.

That very night, St. Nicholas threw three purses of gold secretly into their home from the chimney thus, saving them from shame and distress. Later, he became more and more popular as the protector and the patron saint of children and sailors. His feast is celebrated every year on his death anniversary on 6th of December and on this day, it considered lucky day to get married or buy more and more things. His popularity kept growing and by the Renaissance, he was the most popular European saint, especially in Holland. Even when Protestants discouraged the veneration of saints, St. Nicholas continued to enjoy his status and positive reputation and remained one with Christmas forever as Santa Claus or Father Christmas.

Answer 2

1. He did until I was 5.
2. Because kids have short attention spans, its an excuse to get their minds set on something. The idea of being good to get gifts is an advantage for parents.
3. He is the man, what more can I say. Santa Claus = Coke now a days.

Answer 3

Santa Claus came from St Nicholas who used to be a carpenter. At christmas time he would see lots of poor children who were sick and depressed. he made wooden toys for them and gave them to the children at Christmas.

Answer 4

1. Santa Claus did exist. his real name is st. Nicolas.
2.because they used him to make kids behave. naughty or nice list.
3.coca-cola made him popular. they used him as their mascot. he is popular on that day cause Christ received presents from the three kings when he was a child.

Answer 5

Santa exists in the hearts and minds of all who believe in him. It's not only children who believe in him...I know many adults who believe in him as well. He's been around for a long time, and has different names in different countries.

Answer 6

The actual name is St. Nicholas. He gave to the poor.

Answer 7

there once was a person who gave gifts his name was sinter Claus , that's where it started