Santa Claus

GOOD SANTA CLAUS

the name appeared in the American press as "St. A Claus," but it was the popular author Washington Irving who gave Americans their first detailed information about the Dutch version of Saint Nicholas. 

In his History of New York, published in 1809 under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, Irving described the arrival of the saint on horseback (unaccompanied by Black Peter) each Eve of Saint Nicholas.


SMILING   SANTA CLAUS



The basis for the Christian-era Santa Claus is Bishop Nicholas of Smyrna (Izmir), in what is now Turkey. Nicholas lived in the 4th century A.D. 

He was very rich, generous, and loving toward children. Often he gave joy to poor children by throwing   gift  in through their windows.


HAPPY  SANTA CLAUS









Children naturally wanted to know where Santa Claus actually came from. 

Where did he live when he wasn't delivering presents? Those questions gave rise to the legend that Santa Claus lived at the North Pole, where his Christmas-gift workshop was also located.


ANGRY  SANTA CLAUS









Over the centuries, customs from different parts of the Northern Hemisphere thus came together and created the whole world's Santa Claus - the ageless, timeless, deathless white-bearded and red suited man who gives out  gift  on  Christmas and always returns to Korvatunturi in Finnish Lapland.

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