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(another fairy tale parents inflict on their children)
(but this one may be all for the better)
(as it makes the ‘christmas holiday’ more memorable for “gullible spolied tots”)
(“mine!”)
(as spoken by ‘matty manning’)
(i stopped believing in santa claus at age 8)
(what is the average age that
(this may make children lose trust in their parents)
(and conclude that ‘if santa is imaginary then so is jesus christ’)
(‘in all likelihood’)
(cheryl lynn claimed that the old man still believed in santas claus)
(“santa claus”, also known as “saint nicholas”, “saint nick”, “kris kringle”, “father christmas”, or simply “santa” (“santy” in hiberno-english), is a legendary figure of western christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved (“good” or “nice”) children on christmas eve (24 december) and the early morning hours of “christmas day” (25 december))
(the modern “santa claus” grew out of traditions surrounding the historical “saint nicholas”, a fourth-century greek bishop and gift-giver of myra, the british figure of “father christmas”, the dutch figure of “sinterklaas” (himself based on “saint nicholas), the german figure of the “christkind” (a fabulized “christ child”), and the holidays of “twelfth night” and “epiphany” and their associated figures of the “three kings” (based on the gift-giving “magi” of the “nativity”) and “befana”)
(some maintain “santa claus” also absorbed elements of the germanic god “wodan”, who was associated with the pagan midwinter event of “yule” and led the “wild hunt”, a ghostly procession through the sky)
(“santa claus” is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles—wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white fur-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots and who carries a bag full of gifts for children)
(this image became popular in the united states and canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem “a visit from saint nicholas” and of caricaturist and political cartoonist “thomas nast”)
(this image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children’s books, films, and advertising)
(“santa claus” is said to make lists of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior (“good” and “bad”, or “naughty” and “nice”) and to deliver presents, including toys, and candy to all of the well-behaved children in the world, and coal to all the misbehaved children, on the single night of “christmas eve”)
He accomplishes this feat with the aid of his elves, who make the toys in his workshop at the North Pole, and his flying reindeer, who pull his sleigh.
(he is commonly portrayed as living at the “north pole” and saying “ho ho ho” often)
(there is no north pole)
(at least no landmass)
(just the ‘arctic ocean’)
“a visit from saint nicholas” (also known as “The Night Before Christmas” and “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” from its first line) is a poem written by columbia university professor Clement Clarke Moore, first published anonymously in 1823. It is largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, including his physical appearance, the night of his visit, his mode of transportation, the number and names of his reindeer, and the tradition that he brings toys to children. Prior to the poem, American ideas about St. Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors varied considerably.
(the ‘poem’ has influenced ideas about ‘saint nicholas’ and Santa Claus beyond the United States to the rest of the ‘anglosphere’ and the ‘world’)
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