Santa Claus

of Santa Claus The evolution of the figure known as Santa Claus can be traced through religious, mythological, and cultural portrayals all the way back to the fourth century. It is amazing how the legend of Santa Claus has grown and evolved throughout history. And even more exciting how he has became a modern day icon during the Christmas season. What do you think of when you hear the words: strings of lights, carolers, snow, cookies and milk? Most often Christmas right? More often Santa Claus

legend of Santa Claus known as Kris Kringle, also known as Old Saint Nick, can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. At a young age he lost his parents inheriting a large amount of money. He had a reputation for helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people in need. Eventually a tradition developed that he would supposedly visit homes on Christmas Eve and children would place treats around the house to welcome him. As time went by, more and more was added to the Santa Claus

think of the holidays who do you think of? Is it Santa or Krampus or one of the others? Well there are actually a ton of holiday icons that you may have never heard of. These characters come from a multitude of places and countries. These figures are also all related to the christmas season. There are many different icons that are celebrated around the world and represent different holidays. Santa Claus is one of the most well-known characters. Santa Claus became more popular when Clement C. Moore wrote

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

Saint Nicholas, myth or legend? In order to determine the merits of Santa Claus and his effects on Christmas, we must objectively review how his story aligns with the story of Jesus Christ. Although Jesus is the reason for the season, distractions such as commercialism, religion and cultural division have all played a part in detracting from this core message, however, these things can all be reasoned with truth. But how do you reason with fiction? How can we inject fantasy into the center of truth

to tell you that the jolly, friendly, and innocent wonderworker that is Santa Claus that we all know and love, didn't always make the ‘nice list?’ Siefker bridges the gap between truth and fiction by embedding the notion that Santa Claus has taken on some strange identifies over the past hundred years- each varying in name, personality, and drapery. In a daunting and unruly thesis, Siefker unfolds the evolution of Santa Claus and his exploited time as Robin Goodfellow; who is sometimes referred to

Santa Claus, is known by many names: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and simply "Santa". He is a figure that has been influenced by legend, myth, folklore and most importantly for our purposes today. He wears red, is pulled around on a sleigh by a bunch of reindeer and delivers presents to good children on the 24th of December. The purpose of my post is not to argue about whether or not to teach kids about the full on mythical father Christmas; personally I think it is a bad idea to

The Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Boogeyman, and Santa Claus, what do all of these have in common? For me, it is the innocence of a child. Children seem to be more gullible and believe anything you tell them; they do not know the difference between a lie and the truth. During the Christmas of 2003, I was five years old and still believed in Santa Claus. The fact of believing in Santa Claus expresses the innocence of a child and brings the magic to Christmas. Looking back on this picture

it's time for another festive favourite: lying to children. For millions of children, Santa is an essential part of the Christmas magic. But if parents persuade their children that Santa is real, that lie may harm them, according to psychologists First of all, you’re setting your child up for inevitable disappointment when they realize the truth about Santa. Everyone remembers that moment they realized that Santa Claus wasn’t real. The disappointment is so searing. For many people the holidays never

act. Reflecting back, I don’t think I realized how much we benefitted from the charade. My siblings and I were extremely creative children. Our creativity was largely inspired by our unquestioning belief in magic, which found its faith in Santa Claus. 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