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History of Santa Claus

The European Christian saint, kind Bishop Nicholas became Santa Claus in America over many decades. The first Europeans who arrived in the New World brought St. Nicholas and his stories with them. In the sixteenth century, reformers and counter-reformers took every step possible to curb the Saint Nicholas-related customs, but they could not succeed. The common people in Europe loved the saint so much that not only did his customs survive in the European subcontinent, but they were later carried overseas as well.

After the American Revolution, John Pintard, founder of the New York Historical Society, promoted St. Nicholas as patron saint of both society and city. In the early nineteenth century, an early American writer named Washington Irving joined the Society. He published the satirical fiction, Knickerbocker's History of New York that year on St. Nicholas day. St. Nicholas was portrayed as a humorous and jolly character in this work of fiction. Among other things, it was first remarked here that St. Nicholas comes down chimneys to bring gifts to children. On December 06, 1810, the New York Historical Society held its first St. Nicholas Anniversary dinner, and artist Alexander Anderson drew the first image of St. Nicholas for the Americans. In the drawing St. Nicholas was shown as a gift giver, filling children’s hanging stockings with treats. The image transformation of St. Nicholas into a jolly elf character was further aided by a poem written in 1823, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which is now popular as “The Night Before Christmas.” The poem is believed to be a work of Clement Clark, but some other sources suggest that it was written by Henry Livingston in the year 1807 or 1808. Regardless of who wrote the poem, it had an immense role to play in creating “Santa Claus.” In 1863, a cartoonist named Thomas Nast started a series of sketches in Harper’s Weekly, which established Santa as a rotund, jolly character who had a long white beard and wore red fur clothes. Nast’s drawings appeared in the paper till 1886 and played a considerable role in forming the American Santa Claus. Not just the appearance of St. Nicholas, but his name also changed (to Santa Claus) from the German Sankt Niklaus and the Dutch Sinterklaas. Santa was portrayed in a variety of ways by several artists, but by the end of the 1920s, consistent works by popular illustrators boosted Santa’s image as it is seen today. The final “stamp” on the image were the Coca Cola Santa advertisements started by Haddon Sundblom in 1931. They widely popularized Santa and established his image as part of our commercial culture. By the end of the 1950s Santa could be seen everywhere, endorsing a wide variety of products. The enormous commercial success of Santa spilled him over and across seven seas, making him a familiar friendly face in all continents. It has been an amazing transformation from the fourth century Saint Nicholas to the present day jolly Santa Claus.

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The Feast of the Nativity approach. If you have children, it is high time to create a Christmas atmosphere in your home. To do this, consider both your Christmas interior decoration and that of your garden.

Decorate your house for Christmas: interior decoration

The celebration of Christmas takes place mostly in the lounge. Start with the Christmas decoration of this piece promises to be a wise choice. Include the basics, such as fir, nursery miniature accessories used to decorate the tree already … Prepare the log that you will turn in the hearth of the fireplace on Christmas Eve. And now have a small idea of toys and gifts that you will put at the foot of your Christmas tree on the eve of the celebration.

Lighting is to consider before Christmas. Install candles flickering in the living room but also in the dining room. You can also bet on broadcasting lights dimmed lights in case you do not like candles. Finally, try to create a Christmas atmosphere in the nursery. If they already have Christmas ideas in mind, help them to achieve them. Specifically, make sure your children feel the festive Christmas atmosphere into their room. The candles are to be excluded in children’s bedrooms. However, you can use new fixtures, accessories, miniature Christmas songs on CD, etc..

Decorate your house for Christmas: outdoor Christmas decoration

Many people overlook the outdoor Christmas decoration during the holiday season. Outside and inside, the house must announce these to the greatest pleasures of adults and children. So now take care of your external components, if you have Christmas trees, decorate them. Also install lights for a cheerful atmosphere in the garden. If you protect your deck enough wind and cold, why not consider a barbecue on the eve of Christmas on December 25, as suggested by some craft stores?

Install a Christmas tree in your outdoor garden. Choose a real tree with thick foliage. Immediately plant the tree in the garden. If an application for authorization is required, begin the process now so you can enjoy your outdoor Christmas tree . Decorate your Christmas tree. When the snow falls, do not forget to make your snowman in the garden. For the Christmas interior, choose a real tree in a container, then you can replant after the holidays.