Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, and Pelznickel are among additional names for Santa Claus. Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas are both titles derived from the Dutch who arrived in New York many years ago. Kris Kringle is another name for Santa Claus that comes from his traditional Korean background while Pelznickel is a German nickname meaning "fur coat dealer".
There are also several characters with the same or similar names as Santa Claus. These include Saints Nicholas and Antonius, who were Greek priests who lived in Turkey and Iran, respectively; Kris Kringle is a character in the novel The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore; and Father Christmaseus or Kittimus is a saint in East Syrian Christianity.
Santa Claus originates from the North American Indians who believed that Saint Nicholas was one of the three holy men who helped to bring them religion. They said he came down off of a mountain carrying with him gifts for those children who were good and prayers for those who were bad. In 1622, a Dutch bishop named Cornelius van Tilburgs published a book called A Short History of the Lives of the Holy Fathers: Including Those of Antichrist, which included a chapter on Saint Nicholas. In this book, he described how Saint Nicholas saved three young girls from being burned at the stake for committing adultery.
He is a specific emblem of good will and altruistic offering to adults.
The name "Santa" is an Italian derivative of the Hebrew Shanta, which means "Holy." Thus, "Santa" is a holy personage who lives in the world but is not of this world.
Santa first came to life in a story written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1822. Since then he has become one of the most famous figures in all of Europe and the United States.
Besides being the figure that brings gifts to children at Christmas time, Santa also makes visits to prisons, nursing homes, and other institutions where children would be afraid of him if he showed up unannounced. He carries with him toys that have been donated by people everywhere for all of the children in these places.
In addition to his charitable work, Santa also finds time to stop at homes on his way down the chimney to fill stockings with gifts for each family member. He uses a bell and drum kit as well as his reindeer to make as much noise as possible so that kids will stay awake and watch for his arrival at night.
Nick's Dutch moniker, Sinter Klaas, a shortened version of Sint Nikolaas, inspired the name Santa Claus (Dutch for Saint Nicholas). In his book, The History of New York, published in 1809, Washington Irving helped to promote the Sinter Klaas legends by referring to St. Nicholas as the patron saint of New York. As word of Saint Nicholas' good deeds spread, so too did belief in his existence. By the 19th century, Sinter Klaas had been adopted as an alternative name for Christmastime.
According to one legend, on December 6, 1253, a young boy named Nicolò Bonsignori was beaten to death for allegedly stealing money from a church altar. His mother, who believed that her son was alive and well, laid him out in fine clothes for burial. When she returned the next day, she found the clothes gone and her son alive and well, located by a priest who had heard his confession the night before. This event prompted Queen Helena to have statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ erected throughout Italy. She ordered that food and gifts be left under their feet on Christmas Eve in hopes that they would bring her children back to life on Christmas Day. This tradition eventually made its way to Austria where it became known as Sankt Nikolaus.
In 1672, Bishop Abbot Megerleman of Münster, Westphalia, introduced a German tradition of lighting candles on Christmas Eve to honor St. Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas is Santa Claus' true name. He's also referred to as Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, and The Man With the Bag.
Santa was born on December 25th, 1207 in what is now the country of Greece. His parents were poor farmers who had seven other children they could not afford to keep. At the age of nine, Nick went to live with his uncle who was a priest in the Byzantine Empire. Two years later, his family moved again—this time to the city of Mytilini on the island of Lesbos. There his father found work as a tailor for the local bishop.
At the age of 13, Nick decided he wanted to be a saint like his new hometown's namesake Saint Nicholas. So he asked the bishop for permission to go study at a monastery in Constantinople (now known as Istanbul). The bishop agreed, and Nick traveled there by boat in 1835. During his stay, he learned how to read and write Greek and took vows as a monk named Christopher.
After about a year, Chris returned to Mytilini where he helped cure the sick and raise money for poor people. People started calling him "Holy Nicholas" because of his kindness and generosity.
Before coming to the Netherlands, that is, Belgium and Holland, Santa Klaas was known by many other names in the many nations where he resided and visited. While on an errand for their grandmother, two orphaned twins come into a cruel butcher in this Canadian fairy tale. He adopts them and names one of them Kris and the other one Clara.
As soon as they are old enough, they go with their new father to see the world. When they get to his house after traveling through many dangers, they find that their father has been killed by the butcher who had sold him as a slave. The twins then decide to go back to the place where they found out about their father's death and try to bring justice for his murder.
They meet up with some friends along the way and help them when needed, until finally they reach the town where their father was killed. When they arrive at the butcher shop where their father died, they find out that the murderer is no longer alive. They also learn that he had sold lots of people to work in different parts of the world as slaves. Finally, they track down the evil ruler who had sent the butcher on his mission and put an end to his crimes.
Kris and Clara then travel throughout Europe trying to save others from the same fate as their father.
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or just Santa, is a legendary creature from Western Christian culture who is claimed to bring toys and candies to well-behaved children on Christmas Eve, and coal or nothing to wicked children. Although there are many other stories surrounding his life, none of them have been verified by history.
He has been described as an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in red clothes with a white fur trim, a car that drives through the city at night, leaving presents under the trees of homes where kids had been good this year.
In Germany, France, and Italy, he is called der Schnitzeljäger (the turkey hunter). In England, he is called Kris Kringle. In America, he is usually referred to as Santa claus or Santa. Some people call him Mr. Claus because he lives in North Dakota; others call him Father Christmas because he lives in England.
There are several theories about how the tradition of giving gifts on Christmas Eve began. One theory is that it started when Jewish merchants would travel from town to town with their horses loaded with gifts for Christians, stopping at churches along the way. A second theory is that Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity used to give gifts to young children on Christmas Eve to ensure that they would behave while away from combat.
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