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"He has a wide face and a round belly,
He laughed when a bowl fit jitter, chirpy today jelly,
He rounded and fat, just as merry old elf,
When I saw him, almost forgot his laugh. "
Santa
Claus Clement Moore - "St. Nicholas impression."
On Christmas Eve, children worldwide are driven to early. When they woke up, the first thing to check their stockings have brought Santa Claus.
Father Christmas of Santa Claus has become the most popular Christmas symbol and traditional. He pulled out a reindeer, filled with toys and gifts to each child sled door-to-door gifts of happy old elf image has deeply in the memory of people.
Saint
Nicholas Santa"s history from the original Turkey Myra Nicholas archbishop of Saint Nicholas sage (.). Saint Nicholas with his charity and wisdom and smell. He passed the house, he later rich all the money to the poor people. He allegedly have magic power. He died, and was buried in 340 A.D. Myra.
11 century religious soldiers from Italy to bring back the saint Nicholas relics in the port city of Italy, and Bari built a church to honor him. Around the world christians quickly around the pilgrimage. The pilgrims who will story of st Nicholas back their native, so the legend of Santa Claus in various countries have distinctive.
The 12th century Europe saint Nicholas day emerged, to exchange gifts and charitable activities. Germany, France, Holland will be December 6, a religious memorial, give the child and poor people gifts.
Sintirklass Dutch settlers came to America, they Sintirklass bishop also brought to Sintirklass, dressed in a red cassocks, riding a horse.
The U.S. image Sintirklass evolve into a happy afterward the old pure spirit. At first the American writer Washington. Owen in his comedy "history of New York will he described as a round the old fat. Clement Moore 1823, poets in his poem "St. Nicholas impression of Saint Nicholas continues Sintirklass/image dramatically, this is beginning to see you in this Christmas.
In the 1860s cartoon makers Thomas Nash drew a fat, jolly picture of Santa Claus as "Harper of a week. The image of Santa Claus is deeply rooted in the American people began in mind. Over time, the image of Santa Claus moved back to South America, Europe, spread all over the world.
Many countries have saved themselves about Santa Claus customs and legends. In the Netherlands, the legend of Santa Claus has brought a Sintirklass Black Peter"s assistant, rides a ship on December 6. He took a book contains 365pages, describes all the children in the past year. Good children gifts to their children and the bad, let his assistant.
Germany Santa Claus also took a Knecht called Krampus Ruprecht, or Pelzebock assistant, carrying a bag containing large gifts, with a stick in his hand. Children can be received his gift, but a naughty child to teach some sticks.
La Befana Italian Santa Claus is Befana La, France"s Father Christmas or Santa Claus is Pere Noel, The Santa Claus Christkindl called Swiss Christ or money, The survey of Scandinavia, the area that julenisse or juletomte Christmas man, Britain"s Santa Claus and France as Father Christmas (also called the Father of Christmas), he"s more than other image of Santa Claus statue, some more thin.
The Santa Claus is in North America to the sled reindeers children gifts.
Christmas is the biggest festival in Christianity. 4 the early 20th century, January 6 is the eastern Roman empire, the church was baptized Jesus mark and the double festival, called "(Epiphany (Epiphany, also called" appeared ") that god through Jesus to show the world. Only the road and cold, where only church exception to commemorate the birth of Jesus and not mark of Jesus were baptized.
Later, historians in Roman christians found in the calendar 354 AD December 25 pages records: "Christ was born in Bethlehem in judah."
After study, December 25th is Christmas began in May with the Roman church in A.D. 336 A.D.) to Asia minor in 375 Antioch, to Egypt in A.D. 430 Alexander, and in the church of the cold, and accept the Armenian church later is still insist on January 6 Epiphany is the birth of Jesus.
December 25 is Persian sun (god of light) mithras Mithra (birth of), is a pagan Roman holiday, sun god one kingdom pilgrims. This day is the winter solstice festival ephemeris Roman worship of the sun, all this day as a pagan, all hope of spring. For this reason, may just choose the Roman church as a Christmas day. This is the beginning of the pagan church to the customs.
Later, although most of the church is to accept December 25th is Christmas, but also all the churches using solid ephemeris different specific dates, unity and not on December 24 to the following January 6 as Christmas feast (Christmas Tide) according to the local church can around specific situation in this period within the feasts celebrating Christmas.
Since December 25th was recognized as the most churches after Christmas, January 6 Epiphany just remember he was baptized Catholic church, but also put on January 6 as "three Kings to the section", in honor of Jesus was born when the king (dr) to worship the three stories.
As Christianity spread, Christmas has become a Christian, even the various sects of the Christian is an important holiday. In many countries in Europe, people attaches great importance to this festival, put it together, and New Year celebration activities with lively greatly exceed the New Year, a national holiday.
December 25 is the main commemorative activities with Jesus was born on the legends.
翻译：圣 诞 老 人
“他有一张宽阔的脸庞和一个圆圆的肚子，
他笑起来时那阵抖动，活似一碗果冻，
他又圆又胖，如一只快乐的老精灵，
我看见他时，笑得几乎忘了自己。”
Santa
Claus Clement Moore--“St. Nicholas印象”
圣诞节前夕，世界各地的孩子们被早早赶上床。待他们醒来后，第一件事便是检查他们的长统袜里有没有圣诞 老人送来的礼物。
圣诞之父 圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶 着驯鹿，拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼 物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。
Saint
Nicholas 圣诞老人的历史来源于原土耳其Myra大主教Nicholas圣人（Saint Nicholas）。Nicholas圣人以他的慈善和智慧而闻 名。相传他来自富有之家，后来他将所有的钱财都分给了穷 人。据说他还有魔力。他死于公元340年，被葬于Myra。
11世纪末来自意大利的宗教士兵将Nicholas圣人的遗物带 回意大利，并在港口城市Bari建造了一座教堂来纪念他。很快 世界各地的基督教徒纷至沓来朝圣这位圣人。这些朝圣者将圣 人Nicholas的故事带回他们的本土，所以有关圣诞老人的传说 在各个国家都各具特色。
12世纪欧洲出现了圣人Nicholas纪念日，以互赠礼物和 慈善活动为主。德国、法国、荷兰则将12月6日作为宗教纪念 日，给孩子和穷人们赠送礼物。
Sintirklass 荷兰殖民者来到美洲时，将他们的Sintirklass主教也带 了去，Sintirklass身着红袈裟，骑着一匹白马。
Sintirklass的美国形象后来逐渐演变成一个快乐的老精 灵。起初美国作家华盛顿.欧文在他的喜剧《纽约的历史》中将 他描述成一个又圆又胖的荷兰老人。1823年，诗人Clement Moore在他的诗歌《St.Nicholas印象》中继续将Sintirklass/ Saint Nicholas的形象戏剧化，这就是各位在本篇开头看到的 圣诞老人。
19世纪60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash画了一幅胖胖的、 慈祥的圣诞老人作为《Harper的一周》的插图。这个圣诞老人 的形象开始深深地扎根于美国人民的脑海中。随着时间的推 移，圣诞老人的形象传回欧洲，传到南美洲，传遍世界各地。
许多国家都保存了他们自己有关圣诞老人的风俗和传说。在荷兰的传说中，圣诞老人Sintirklass还带了一个叫Black Peter的助手，乘着一艘船于12月6日来到。他带着一本大书， 书中描述了所有荷兰小孩在过去一年中的表现。表现好的小孩 就送礼物给他们，不好的小孩便让他的助手带走。
德国的圣诞老人也带着一个叫做Knecht Ruprecht、 Krampus或Pelzebock的助手，肩上背着个装着礼物的大袋子， 手上拿着一根棍子。好孩子可收到他的礼物，顽皮的孩子却要 给教训几棍子。
La Befana 意大利的圣诞老人叫La Befana ；法国的圣诞老人叫 Father Christmas或Pere Noel ；瑞士的圣诞老人叫 Christkindl或Christ Child ；斯勘的纳维亚地区的圣诞人叫 julenisse 或 juletomte ；而英国的圣诞老人和法国一样也叫 Father Christmas（圣诞之父），他的形象比其它圣诞老人更 庄严，更清瘦一些。
北美的圣诞老人便是乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇来给孩子们送礼物的。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念那稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节（（Epiphany，亦称“显现节”））即上帝通过那稣向世人显示自己。当时只有那路拉冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念那稣的受洗。
后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”
经过研究，一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会）约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿，公元 430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚，那路撒冷的教会接受得最晚，而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是那稣的诞辰。
12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。
后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide）各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。
自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事。
随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。
12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。
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