Legend of Santa Claus

Legend of Santa Claus



The legend of Santa Claus appeared on thousands of years ago. God of war in northern European legend, during the winter, riding eight-legged horse sprint to the end of the sky over the ocean, punishing evil and praise good, distributing gifts. At the same time, the thunder god son a red dress with a lightning bolt as a weapon to fight with all the snow gods in the darkness of the night, which ended with the victory.

There is also a legend that says that Sinterklaas comes from St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas therefore also called St. Nicholas, because these stories are mostly Christian evangelise, place of origin, the story line has been mostly forgotten, but instead of Santa Claus in the eternal spiritual world many people. Every year at Christmas, Santa Claus riding on the constellation Aries, the boy holding the sacred evergreen tree (Christmas tree) down to the human world, but along with the changes in the lives of people, authors and artists began to portray the form of Sinterklaas became Santa Claus dressed in red and white beard that we know it today.

Simultaneously there is also a different explanation of the different countries and cultures. The origins of Santa Claus in Germany based on the story of the god Woden (from here also that the term 'Wodenesday' or day of Woden, where we call it Wednesday (Wednesday). Woden important for the people in the place we now know as Germany and the the ancient Teutons, in addition to the English people. Woden, is a figure in history, described in mythology as a white horse through the air, dressed in robes flutter. He has a long white beard and large hat kerana He is also believed to have wisdom, and he carried a book in his hand.

Sinterklaas is dressing a saint who put crustaceans and apple fruit in the children's shoes. He was driving a hansom cab around in all directions, observing the attitude and behavior of people, especially children, when showing good behavior, will get a prize of an apple, hard-skinned fruit, candy and a host of other prizes. While the children are bad behavior will only get the whip. This is what inspires parents to use the legend as the driving spirit of the children.

In Italy, the figure of Santa Claus comes from a story about a witch called Befana. He got a job from an angel to give a gift to the Lord Jesus when Jesus was born, like the Magi, but due to negligence, it comes too late. Therefore Befana sentenced to a year before the birth of Jesus, he should give as many gifts to little children who can not afford. This belief is shared by many people, so the religious leaders in Italy took the decision to trust is transferred to Sinterklaas. This was the beginning of the belief that Santa Claus is always giving gifts to children.

In the Netherlands, Santa Claus known as Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas is a bisop who wear hats and have a book that tracks the good deeds and sins. He has a shepherd's staff and a white horse on the tube-tube home. Sinterklaas has a servant named Black Peter. In the Netherlands, children sing songs around the chimney to Santa Claus. Black Peter heard above the chimney was to determine the same time there is a children's singing the right songs and provide appropriate gifts to the horse Sinterklaas, which Karot and Straw. The gifts were then given to the children through the chimney.

When Dutch colonialists arrived in the Americas, they also brought along their bishop Sinterklaas, Kasaya pictured wearing red, and riding a white horse. Figure recent American Sinterklaas gradually become a wise Sinterklaas. Initially, the American author Washington Owen in the comedy drama (History of New York) depicts a grandfather Dutch Sinterklaas as a fat and round. In 1823, poet Clement Moore's poem and song "The impression St.Nicholas" dramatize the figure Saint Nicholas, that's Grandpa Christmas (Santa Claus). In the 1960's cartoon film producer Thomas Nash to paint a grandfather Christmas (Santa Claus) are welcoming and fat as an illustration.

Over time, the figure of Sinterklaas spread to all corners of the world. A large number of countries also keeps the legend associated with it. Sinterklaas of France named Father Christmas or Pere Noel, Sinterklass from Switzerland called Christkindl or Christ Child, and Sinterklaas from England named after the French is Father Christmas, more solemn figure as compared to other Sinterklaas, a little thinner. And Santa Claus of North America is driving a reindeer sled pull snow distributed gifts.

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