Story 1: The legend of Santa Claus comes from European folklore. According to legend, Santa Claus is called Saint Nicholas. He lived in the 4th century. He was a kind, generous and rich man who was very kind to children. The Orthodox Church regards Nicholas as a miracle worker.
Nicholas's family is very rich, and his parents are both Catholics. Nicholas's parents died young. He exposed all his property to the poor, joined the church himself and served the society for life. After his death, people called him a saint, an old man in a red robe, a red hat and a white beard.
Nicholas did a lot of charity in his life. He always likes to help the poor in the dark. Slowly, Santa Claus became his nickname.
Story 2: Red-nosed Reindeer-Rudolph According to legend, Rudolph is the only red-nosed reindeer among Santa's reindeer. This made him feel embarrassed, and other reindeer laughed at him.
On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus still plans to travel around the world to give presents to children. But the thick fog suddenly enveloped the earth, and it was impossible to find a chimney in this weather. At this moment, Rudolph's red nose suddenly sparkled in the fog. So Santa took Rudolph to the sleigh and they set off! Rudolph brought Santa Claus safely to every chimney. Its red nose can penetrate the fog like a lighthouse! Rudolph saved Christmas that year.
Rudolph became the most famous reindeer and was loved by everyone. The red nose that once made it feel inferior has also become a unique feature.
Story 3: Legend has it that Santa Claus is the incarnation of Saint Nicholas. He was kind and charitable and did a lot of good things before his death. After his death, people missed him so much that Santa Claus became his nickname.
It is said that once he secretly gave three bags of gold to a poor man's three daughters as a dowry. When he quietly threw the gold into the chimney, a bag happened to fall into the socks hanging on the fireplace. The next morning, the daughters woke up to find that their socks were full of gold, enough for their dowry. The nobleman was able to see his daughter get married with his own eyes and lived a happy life from then on.
So the custom of giving gifts to children in socks has been handed down. To this day, naive children always solemnly hang their socks on the fireplace on Christmas Eve, waiting hopefully for Santa Claus to come from the northern snow country on a reindeer sleigh to give them presents, just like the legend says.
Story 4: Santa Claus Village
It is said that there is really a Santa Claus village in the world, where there are full-time Santas, and every Santa Claus needs professional training before he can take up his post. Santa Claus regards this profession as his life, and he will be Santa Claus all his life and will never do any other work again. Walking along the Arctic Line, you can see the unique Santa Claus Village Post Office in the Arctic Circle. This is the busiest post office in Finland. It is said that hundreds of thousands of letters are received from more than 50 countries and regions around the world every year, and every letter will guarantee a reply. Santa Claus e-mail: Santa Claus post office F 1-96930 North Pole? Pinid Chalk
Story 5: Christmas tree
According to legend, a long time ago, on a snowy Christmas Eve, a farmer took in a hungry and cold child and gave her a big Christmas dinner. Later, when the child left, he broke a fir branch and inserted it in the ground, thinking, "Every year, gifts are full of branches. Leave this beautiful fir village to repay your kindness." After the child left, the farmer found that the branch had turned into a small tree. He realized that he had received an angel from God.
Now in the west, everyone will prepare a Christmas tree every Christmas to increase the festive atmosphere. Christmas trees are usually made of evergreen trees such as cedar and cypress, which symbolizes the longevity of life. The tree is decorated with all kinds of lights and candles, colorful flowers, toys and stars, and hung with all kinds of Christmas presents. On Christmas Eve, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree and have fun.
This is what I know about Christmas. Friends, what other stories do you know?