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General The Origin of Santa Claus
2012.12.04 09:09
 The Origin Of Santa Claus The feast of St. Nicholas has been celebrated on December 6. Little is known of his life, except that he was bishop of Myra(in modern-day Turkey) and lived in the 4th century. Stories suggest he was the only child of a wealthy family, was orphaned as a young boy, grew up in a monastery, and at age 17 became a priest. He was kind and generous to poor families, widows and especially children and orphans. Legends say that, wishing to aid people anonymously. Nicholas would drop bags of gold down the chimneys of the homes of people in need, or throw gold coins through windows where they landed in stockings hanging by the fireplace to dry. Stories of his generosity soon encouraged other people also to give gifts at this time of year. But in the 16th century, some reformers felt Nicholas was too closely tied to the Catholic Church. Different countries or regions developed their own gift-giver. In France, he was known as Pere Noel; in England, Father Christmas; to the Dutch, Sinter Klass. Early Dutch settlers in New York brought their tradition of Sinter Klass to the United States, where he later became known as Santa Claus. .... from "The Little Blue Book" 2012-2013 |
Thank you for the information and I want to announce my 1st
gift from Patient-Santa was Italian wine -ODOARDI/SAVUTO.
Anybody knows the taste of this wine? Then, I'll ship it out.
Merry X-MAS - To You All