| Santa Clause comes to us with several
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| | America cookies and a glass of milk, in
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| names. For some he is know as Saint
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| | England he receives mince pies and
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| Nicholas, and for others Father Christmas
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| | sherry. No wonder then that he is
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| or quite simply Santa. While people
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| | perceived as a happy pot bellied
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| interchange Santa and Father Christmas
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| | character!How then did St. Nicholas make
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| from an historical perspective they are
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| | the transformation from a bishop to a
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| two different persons.It was Saint
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| | jolly old man with red cheeks. The
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| Nicholas of Myra, who lived in the 4th
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| | transformation did not happen all at once
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| century in what is now modern day Turkey,
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| | but over a period of time and goes back
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| who gave birth to the modern day Santa
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| | before the American revolution to the
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| Clause. As bishop he developed a
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| | time when the Dutch controlled what is
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| reputation for secret gift giving.In the
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| | now New York. When the Dutch arrived in
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| Western tradition the day of gift giving
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| | America they took with them the legend of
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| is on the 25th December while in the
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| | Saint Nicholas, at this stage he still
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| Eastern tradition the day for gift giving
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| | dressed as a bishop.In Washington
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| is New Years Day.Most of us see Santa as
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| | Irving's History of New York, Sinterklaas
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| a friendly, pot bellied sort of character
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| | was Americanised to "Santa Claus" but
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| who rides from house to house, through
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| | lost his bishop's apparel, and was at
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| the sky, on a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
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| | first pictured as a thick bellied Dutch
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| It is possible that the tradition of
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| | sailor with a pipe in a green winter
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| ridding through the sky comes from a
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| | coat. Irving's book was a lampoon of the
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| Germanic tradition where the god Wodam is
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| | Dutch culture of New York, and much of
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| seen riding a flying horse through the
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| | this portrait is his joking
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| sky. The horse has eight legs, the same
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| | invention.Santa Clauses robes changed
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| number of reindeer that Santa uses!While
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| | over the years until in 1885 the modern
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| Santa is portrayed as a jolly man giving
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| | costume was born. At around this time his
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| out present to deserving children he is
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| | horse was converted to reindeer and a
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| also used to keep children in check.
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| | sleigh, his slaves into elves and the
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| Traditionally Irish children, and a large
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| | date was moved forward to coincide with
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| number of their European and American
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| | Christmas.For those interested Santa's
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| counterparts, hang up a stocking for
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| | eight reindeers were given their name in
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| their gifts but are told that if they are
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| | the popular poem by Clement Clarke Moore
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| not good all year round, they will
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| | 'the Night Before Christmas.'Kevin Hart
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| receive a lump of coal instead of a
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| | - the family site for Christmas. -
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| decent present.In most traditions food
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| | an invaluable resource for creative
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| or drink are left out for him to help him
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| | writers. Large data bank of writing
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| on his journey. In Ireland it is
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| | contests.
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| traditionally a bottle of Guinness, in
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