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* A beautifully-scented liquid seeps from his tomb and is known as "the Manna of St. Nicholas." | * A beautifully-scented liquid seeps from his tomb and is known as "the Manna of St. Nicholas." | ||
* Gave gifts secretly to people in need, especially providing dowries so that three poor girls could get married. | * Gave gifts secretly to people in need, especially providing dowries so that three poor girls could get married. | ||
== The "Santa Claus" tradition == | |||
:; [http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Father-Christmas-Revised-Tolkien/dp/061800937X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361203684&sr=1-1&keywords=061800937X J. R. R. Tolkien's Christmas letters to his children.] | |||
:: Every December, an envelope from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful color drawing. The letters told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with a troublesome horde of goblins. Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, adding yet more humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness of Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 18 February 2013
- 270-346 AD
- Nikolaos of Myra, part of modern-day Turkey.
- Thaumaturge: Îικόλαος ὠΘαυματουÏγός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos
- Latin: Sanctus Nicolaus
- Dutch: Sinterklaas, derived from "Saint Nikolaos," turned into "Santa Claus" in English.
- A beautifully-scented liquid seeps from his tomb and is known as "the Manna of St. Nicholas."
- Gave gifts secretly to people in need, especially providing dowries so that three poor girls could get married.
The "Santa Claus" tradition
- Every December, an envelope from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful color drawing. The letters told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with a troublesome horde of goblins. Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, adding yet more humor to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness of Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters.
References