How did he come into being?
2007-12-01 00:42:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The roots of Santa Claus predate Christianity. There were customs of gift giving and decorating the home during the Solstice way before christianity. Here are some web sites which explains it to some degee.
http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa101800b.htm
http://www.secweb.org/index.aspx?action=viewAsset&id=336
http://www.rkdn.org/alternative/Santa.asp
http://www.scandinavica.com/culture/tradition/santa.htm
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/santa1.html
2007-12-01 00:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I recall (and I don't have the details) there was a guy (I think it was Saint Nicholas) who went around the town giving gifts to the poor people and children. This sentiment spread to other countries, who had their own version of Saint Nicholas. Now, in the current country (called Commercialismland) he has evolved into a mass gift-giver...but only to good boys and girls. I love the concept that he represents...helping out those who need it, but he's being taken too far here in the USA, representing commercialism and greed. I think Santaism needs to go through a reformation! Viva la revolution!!
Blessings in the Light of Christ!
~Embracing my Pangelism
2007-12-01 00:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Guvo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing , he is out to destroy the remeberance of the changed birthday of Christ. He thinks he is god because he can tell who has been good or bad all yr, He can go around the world to whom ever and deliver what ever in one night and he can make his reindeer fly , and parents lie. So its all fiction and just a story thats been made up.
2007-12-01 01:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by the only 1 hobo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Nicholas, a devout Christian, is the patron and protector of children according to the story I posted the link to below.
The article is too long to post in its entirety.
2007-12-01 00:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by WilmaF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a way to get peoples mind off Jesus and onto buying gifts and teaching your children that you lie. Just like Easter Taking your mind off of Jesus and onto the easter bunny.
2007-12-01 01:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He keeps the retailers in business. This is the time of year that makes or breaks their financial bottom line.
He's the patron saint of Macy's, Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon, Toys-R-Us...you get the idea.
2007-12-01 01:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by In the Kitchen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the holy prophet santa claus came down from heaven to make an almighty revelation, thy divine walmart hath 20% off and thy must buy materialistic things to plz thy god, whom also shops at thy walmart. The Lord Jesus Christ shall lead you all to thy holy xbox's and playstations and he perform a divine miracle, he shall announce thy winner of thy gaming console war and all shall buy thy console to please the Almighty
2007-12-01 00:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
when he was in biblical times st. nick gave out 3 bags of gold to a family whose daughter was getting married.
2007-12-01 00:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by Floosh. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he gives presents near christmas time so poor parents inveted him to go a lilla later so they give only one present when they would 2 in different case
2007-12-01 00:49:10 · answer #9 · answered by ケチャッパー 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone has to pass out all those presents.....
He's kinda like an anti-garbage man if you think about it.
2007-12-01 00:51:58 · answer #10 · answered by Richard F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋