Redeeming Santa Claus

"Father Christmas goes back in any event to the extent the seventeenth century in Britain, and pictures of him make due from that time, depicting him as an all-around fed whiskery man wearing a long, green, hide lined robe. He embodied the soul of optimism at Christmas" (Wikipedia-Santa). Additionally Christmas is the occasion to unite families for "Christmas traditions include: present giving and fun from Roman Saturnalia; greenery, lights, and philanthropy from the Roman New Year; and Yule logs and different sustenance from Germanic dining experiences." Christmas really is the occasion of giving and family

Santa Claus must exist. How else would you describe this change in the way humans interact during these otherwise dreary winter months? Santa Claus is the catalyst of human goodness, sparking within us a genuine care for our neighbor, bringing us together for this wonderful season. Think of a world without Santa Claus!

Once the leaves begin to alter their color for the winter, most houses and businesses also change their appearance for the winter. Many families drag out their boxes of red and green to decorate their house for the holidays. Parents may brave a line stretching down the mall so their child can tell Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, what he or she wishes to unwrap on Christmas morning. Some parents question the effect of a child’s health or morals associated with the belief in Santa Claus, but, with research and psychologists weighing in on the subject, there is no tramatic evidence apparent in letting a child have faith in Santa Claus. Evidence gathered may suggest a benefit for children. Children should have the oportunity to believe in Santa Claus because it stems creativity and can improve mental health, shows youth an example of giving without expecting anything in return, and when the time comes, forces kids to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

Also, adults threatening children throughout the year saying that, “Santa is always watching.” Is it just be an easy way for them to have children be on their best behavior at all times? Additionally, another theory that I have heard is that Santa Claus is a way for Satan to take Christ out of Christmas. People say that he tries to make giving and receiving gifts more important than the birth of Christ, but I don’t feed into this assumption. I feel as though parents and large corporations are the ones behind the

No matter how old I get, I still can’t sleep on Christmas Eve. As a child, my brother and I would be ushered off to bed early, just to lie there with heavy eyes. We would try so hard to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. Growing up we are all imprinted with the idea of a portly man in a red suit coming down our chimney to deposit gifts under our tree; that is, if you made the nice list. This ideology is a hundred and fifty year old tradition that encourages a child to believe in a fabricated being in exchange for a reward. As much as our parents try to shelter us from the truth, it is inevitable that we will discover that our beloved Santa is nothing more than a fable. As a child our naivety is attributed to our innocence, but as adults, there is a myriad of information out there for the taking.

Father Christmas, also known as Santa Clause, is there to help the children. He is aware of the battle that the children are going to encounter and wants them to be prepared. Instead of giving the children gifts, Father Christmas gives them tools for battle. This is very similar to the bible story of the Holy Spirit giving spiritual gifts to all believers, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed…” (1 Corinthians 12).

Santa Claus is the one thing children believe in unfailingly. I mean, the exact gifts they want for Christmas always appear under the tree overnight, and for a child the only explanation is magic. But in today’s world of over parenting, the

Santa Claus was well-known as a kind man who had a long white bread, wore big red-white clothes and carried children’s gifts with his flying reindeers as a vehicle. Christians all around the world have had Santa traditions since the 1820’s, which is lying children to believe in Santa, hang a sock on the window, behave nicely and go to bed early so that Santa can come and give them presents (Sleepypanda 2013). Until December 2016, psychologists claimed that Santa myth could destroy children’s trust to parents. "All children will eventually find out they've been consistently lied to for years, and this might make them wonder what other lies they've been told," (Boyle & McKay 2016)

But do we really know where he came from? Santa Claus is traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was born in 280 A.D.in Modern day Turkey. He was most known for his story of saving the 3 poor girls. He was very well known for giving to the sick and poor and having lots of kindness ("Santa Claus".) He moved to Myra and was elected bishop. There he gave anonymously because he didn't want to be praised for his help (Hauck, Allen.) When he died, they began to have a feast for the day of the dead(Dec. 6) it was also a lucky day to be married. He is known as the most popular saint ("Santa Claus".) So at that time people started to put him with the red and white outfit and helpers. He was told to have 8 traditional reindeer. In the spirit of Christmas it go's Jesus then Santa. When people think of Santa they think of generosity and love. Santa is a healthy part of the celebration, but a lot of people forget his origin, which is to help those in need (Hauck, Allen.) So we go from a person that mainly just kids believe in to one that a lot of people put their faith

Dreams of a White Christmas Without a doubt, Santa Claus is one of America’s, if not the world’s, most iconic figures. A symbol of the secular West’s religion of consumerism, Santa Claus and his twelve reindeer have hijacked the holiday dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ, and replaced it with the gospel of spending. As both a cultural icon and the patron saint of capitalism, the depiction of Santa Claus in recent years has been seriously debated. While today he is near universally depicted as a portly old man, in a red and white suit and with a long, white beard, some argue that Santa’s image should reflect the changing demographics of the American public. Last year, a national debate ensued after author Aisha Harris wrote for Slate

This is important facts about his adult life he became santa because kids were sad in the place that he lives

Everyone 5 and up knows that although Saint Nicholas existed; thankfully, there isn't a cheery fat guy with flying reindeer somehow slipping down your chimney to deliver presents while also knowing whether or not you've been naughty or nice. Speaking of which, how can he deliver presents to 2.2 billion kids?! And another thing; how can he survive in the Arctic? Being upon, if not the most, inhospitable place on Earth, it's practically impossible for any human being to live that far up north; not including global warming nor any of the other residents. For the scientific logic behind Santa, click here.

Though Kaplan agrees that it would teach people to have the spirit of gift giving by explaining the story of “The Gift of the Magi” where a married couple gives up both of there possessions for each other in order to have a nice Christmas. Though he does this rather sarcastically by adding, “In the story, you will recall (and if not, spoiler alert),” to the famous story. Though he after explaining the story he adds, “If we believe in Santa, we believe in an aspect of gift-giving that resists rational analysis.” Though Kaplan states that in order to believe in a big jolly man breaking into your house as people we would need a certain level of psychological and social redirection to have the illusion appear real to everyone so therefore it couldn’t be demystified. And even after this the illusion would fall apart for someone in our society; parents perhaps, would have to learn the truth in order to keep the gifts under the tree Christmas morning. He ends the article with saying, “You might as well ask if we’re naughty or nice.” Which is saying are people good or bad therefore there is no saying what could happen is everyone suddenly believed in the existence of Santa

The classic image of a Santa Claus is chubby, jolly, and a long white beard. I shouldn’t even have to say this one but, he is a MAN. The reason I must say this is because during the holiday shopping season, Macy’s Department Store in New York City decided to hire 5 women to play the role of Santa. The highly popular department store hired 5 women so they could work different shifts and they were all in desperate need for a job. This is an outrage and I agree with the people who say they will never shop at Macy’s again.

The American name of Santa Claus, derived from the European name of Sinterklaas; is portrayed as an older, more serious historical character. Dutch tradition says that Sinterklaas lives in Spain and that on the second Saturday of November he begins his journey to the Netherlands with several assistants; each one known as Zwarte Piet (literal translation is Black Pete). Sinterklaas, with his long white beard, dressed in a red robe, wearing a Bishop’s hat and carrying a staff, leads a procession riding a white horse through the villages where the children are forewarned that Zwarte Piet kept a record of who had been naughty or nice throughout the year. On the evening of December 5, when Sinterklaas arrives in Holland to visit the