santa claus.were did that name come from ?

Answer 1

The name Santa Clause comes from the Dutch word Sinterklaase..
I would just like to say to all of you people who have answered this question stating that St Nicholas is the original Santa, well he came after, like most things which the Christians claim as their own, has in fact a Pagan root...

Santa Claus and Xmas are both Pagan originally..
Saint Nicholas' Day
When the old Gods ruled the world, Odinn the All-father rode the skies of Germania and Scandinavia in winter with a crowd of elves and spirits; those mortals who offered him reverence were rewarded with gifts.. In later years, Odinn's horse, elves and gifts became the accouterments of a Christian saint named Nicholas..
Nicholas lived in Asia Minor..Because he calmed the storms at sea during his life, he became the patron of sailors; and because he restored to life three murdered youths, he became the patron for boys..But the most famous tale concerning him was that of three maidens whose imppoverished father planned to sell them into slavery.. Nicholas redeemed them with three bags of dowry gold, which he flung through their windows one night and which landed on their shoes, set to warm before the fire..For this deed, he became the patron of maidens, and Frenchwomen prayed to him for husbands..
He also became the patron of pawnbrokers, and his bags of gold are remembered in the three golden balls that are the sign of the trade..
But gift-giving was his most important act..In Germany and Holland, children set out their shoes on the eve of his feast day, filling them with hay and carrots for his white horse, just as provender had been left for Odinn's horse by their ancestors.. Nicholas, they knew, would ride over the rooftops in the night with his elvish companion Knecht Ruprecht.. Ruprecht carried a switch for use on naughty young ones.. But Nicholas carried baskets of toys and sweets, to be left in the shoes of all good children...

That is the origin of Santa, and the red suit he wears has only been around since about the 1930's when he was part of a huge Coke campaign..
Blessings.. )O(

Answer 2

Santa Claus is a Yankee import. The reall FATHER CHRISTMAS is St Nicholas who brings children presents on the 6th of December, St Nicholas day. This is still upheld throughout Europe every year and the children still get thier presents on the 25th of December from thier parents. The European Christmas is more in keeping with the real tradition not like the Yankee santa.

Answer 3

St. Nicholas. Bishop of Myra in what is now Turkey. I'm amazed at how many people think the name originated in the Netherlands, or worse, the USA.
St. Nicholas Day is 6th December, the day of his death and in many parts of Europe this is still celebrated with small (not the latest computer) gifts to children.
Father Christmas was a Pagan figure, known as King Winter or King Frost.
When Christianity spread, rather than telling the Pagans they had to abandon their traditions, they incorporated them.

Answer 4

Santa's name came from Saint Nicholas

Answer 5

Saint Nicholas was born around 280 AD near Myra in modern-day Turkey. He is said to have given away all of his wealth and devoted his life to helping the poor often by anonymously leaving small gifts for those in need. Admired for his kindness and piety, he became known as the patron saint of children and sailors (among many others). The legend of St. Nicholas spread, and by the Renaissance, he was the most popular saint in Europe. In Holland, where he was called "Sint Nikolaas" or "Sinter Klaas," he developed into a Christmas gift-giver. Dutch immigrants brought the tradition to America, where his name eventually became the familiar ‘Santa Claus.’

That is how we got the name “Santa Claus.’ Here’s how we got the modern image of Santa Claus as a chubby fellow in a red suit.

Rumor has it that Santa’s red-and-white suit was an invention of the Coca-Cola Company to promote the colors of its popular soft-drink label. In 1931 the company did hire an artist to create depictions of Santa drinking Coke, and those images became very popular--so much so that Coca-Cola takes credit for inventing Santa as we know him today. However, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary, including a holiday greeting card dating back to 1885 with an image of a jolly, bearded, red-suited Santa; and a 1927 description from The New York Times:

"A standardized Santa Claus appears to New York children. Height, weight, stature are almost exactly standardized, as are the red garments, the hood and the white whiskers. The pack full of toys, ruddy cheeks and nose, bushy eyebrows and a jolly, paunchy effect are also inevitable parts of the requisite make-up."

However, Thomas Nast, an influential 19th century American celebrity cartoonist and illustrator is largely credited for creating the first modern image of Santa Claus we all know today as a bearded, chubby fellow with a toy sack. The red suit came some time later in 1885 on a Christmas Card produced by printer Louis Prang. As an aside, Nast also came up with the image of an A** (donkey) to represent Democrats (around 1870) and an elephant to represent Republicans (1874). Now officially embraced icons, the animal symbols of the two political parties were meant by Nast to be unflattering. However, I bet most politicians today don’t know this.

Answer 6

The name Santa Claus is derived from Sinterklaas, the Dutch name for the character based on St. Nicholas. Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian figure of Santa Claus. He was a 4th century Christian bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatolia, now in Turkey. Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes. He was very religious from an early age and devoted his life entirely to Christianity.

Answer 7

Saint Nicholas. The archbishop Myra. He was the patron saint of children and sailors.
Also, the original Santa suit was purple not red. It may sound paranoid but it's an invention of coca cola to promote their colours.

Answer 8

It came from an actual saint, Saint Nicolas.

You can guess what happened there, Saint Nicolas, Saint Ni'clas, Saint Claus, Santa Claus.....

He wasn't a jolly fat guy as Santa Clause, but he was all nice and stuff. The Dutch have a holiday for him too, ''Sinterklaas'', but nothing to do with Christmas.

Answer 9

This is the story........there was one noble man called Nicolas in Norway....He used to feel sorry for the poor as they did not have enough coal to keep them warm in winter. Nicolas hit on an idea to donate small quantities of coal and he placed it in bag and delivered it at their door during nights without the recipients knowing of the kind act. Nicolas was truly a good christian. After some years the coal stopped appearing at the poor people's doorstep. Nicolas also passed away at the same time. then people knew who it was who was kind to them.

So Noble man Nicolas Became St Nicolas that in turn colocalized into Santa Clause-------the gifts of coal turned into gifts for children

Answer 10

Saint Nicholas