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From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle. Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St. Nick—no matter the name, everyone knows the story of this plump, jolly, bringer of gifts.

Archaeologists say they've found Tomb of St Nicholas who inspired the story of 'Santa Claus.'. They uncovered a six-foot-long limestone tomb with a raised lid and pitch roof buried up to six feet ...

12/05/2024 December 5, 2024. How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus — and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas.

Since when have heartwarming fairy tales been considered “lies?” I think this business of anti-Santa Claus is a remarkably imagination-challenged mentality. Children can’t yet fully ...

Eventually, St. Nicholas morphed into the secular Santa Claus.Artist Thomas Nast, an engraver in Morristown, New Jersey, who illustrated the front cover of Harper’s magazine for many years ...

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends surrounding jolly old ...