HISTORY SANTA CLAUS

SANTA CLAUS

ENGLISH

Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To grown- ups, he is a special symbol of goodwill and selfless giving. Santa Claus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, and Pelznickel. Two of his names – Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas – Both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch believed Saint Nikolas gave gifts to children. They honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December 6th. The English-speaking people who lived nearby greatly enjoyed Dutch festivals. And they brought the Saint and the custom of giving gifts into their own celebration at Christmas time. The Dutch spoke the name “Saint Nikolas very fast. It sounded like “sinterklaas”. And so, when the English said this Word, it sounded like Santa Claus. West of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they called him Pelznickel. This word came from “pelz” meaning fur, and “nickel” for Nicholas. And so to the Germans of and so, to the Germans of Pennsylvania, Saint Nicholas or Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to the feel love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christkindl, as the Germans Called the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus Himself. Whatever he is called, he is still. the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur. The picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American painter born in Bavaria. He painted pictures for Christmas poems. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus.

SPANISH

Papá Noel es una persona que permanecerá en los corazones de los niños para siempre. Él es la persona de fantasía que trae los juguetes y otros regalos a los niños en Navidad. Para los adultos, es un símbolo especial de la buena voluntad y la entrega desinteresada. Santa Claus también tiene algunos otros nombres: San Nicolás, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Dos de sus nombres - Santa Claus y San Nicolás - Ambos vienen de los holandeses que se establecieron en Nueva York hace mucho tiempo. Los holandeses creían San Nikolas dio regalos a los niños. Se han cumplido con este santo amablemente con un festival anual el 6 de diciembre. Las personas de habla Inglés que vivían cerca disfrutaron enormemente festivales holandeses. Y trajeron el Santo y la costumbre de dar regalos en su propia celebración en la época navideña. El holandés habló el nombre de "San Nikolas muy rápido. Sonaba como "sinterklaas". Y así, cuando el Inglés

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