When did Santa Claus came into existence?

Answer 1

When did Saint Nick become santa clause and how did he become santa clause and how can he deliver presents to all the children in thworld in 24 hours if most countrys are in morning and most are in night ?

another answer:

Santa Claus is really a saint, santa came from saint! duh. and i really saw santa Claus is really a saint in my sister's book. so, no joke, santa is a saint

Yes, Santa Clause is actually a saint. We know this when we look at Santa Clause's most other common name, Saint Nicholas. Thus, we know that he is a saint.

Answer 2

As we all know, Santa Clause is a name loved by children everywhere. But is St. Nicholas Santa Clause? The first name of Santa, was St. Nick. He is still known by that name. He is also know as Santa Clause. You see, the name never changed. In some cultures, Santa is St. Nick. In other cultures, St. Nick is known as the famous Santa Clause.

Answer 3

Santa Claus... Kris Kringle...Old Saint Nick... We see him on advertising posters, in parades, at departments stores...who is this guy and why does he have so many aliases? Well, the original St. Nicholas lived in southwestern Turkey in the 4th century. As the bishop of Myra he was credited with doing a number of miracles involving sailors and children. After his death this led him to become the patron saint of both groups as well as for unmarried girls. As a saint he was given his own "feast day" that was celebrated on December 6th.

At about the same time Nicholas lived, Pope Julius I decided to establish a date for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. As the actual time of year for this event was unknown, the Pope decided to assign the holiday to December 25th. There had long been a pagan midwinter festival at this time of year and the Pope hoped to use the holiday to christianize the celebrations.

Eventually, Saint Nicholas's feast day also became associated with December 25th and his connection with Christmas was established. A tradition developed that he would supposedly visit homes on Christmas Eve and children would place nuts, apples, sweets and other items around the house to welcome him. As the reformation took a hold of much of Europe, however, the popularity of St. Nicholas dropped in most Protestant countries, with the exception of Holland where he was referred to as "Sinter Klaas." After this tradition came to the United States, "Sinter Klass" would eventually be corrupted to "Sancte Claus."

America's Santa

Saint Nicholas or "Sancte Claus," in a woodcut by Alexander Anderson done for the New York Historical Society.

It's been said that Dutch settlers brought the tradition of Saint Nicholas to the North American city of New Amsterdam (which the British would later rename "New York"). However, research shows there's little evidence that Nicholas played much of a part in these early settlers' celebrations. It seems more likely that Saint Nicholas became an American tradition during a wave of interest in Dutch customs following the Revolutionary War.

Answer 4

St. Nicholas died in the year 343. At that time they did not have the formal mechanism for declaring someone a saint that they have now. People would just talk about someone being a holy man and eventually they would start praying to him. In the case of St. Nicholas, he was being revered as a saint by about 550. (Churches were named for him.)

As you probably know, Saint Nicholas=Sinterklaas=Santa Claus.

Answer 5

St. Nicholas of Myra was a 4th century bishop in Asia Minor who was known for his great generosity to the poor. His feast day is December 6, not December 25. He was hijacked and turned into Santa Claus, a fictional character, and incorporated into the Christmas celebration many years ago and has been used as a commercial figure to help promote buying and spending money. In many European countries children place their shoes outside on December 6 for St. Nicholas to fill with small gifts, candy or fruit. In reality the real St. Nicholas has nothing to do with Christmas.

Answer 6

Yes! Saint Nick loved children so he decided to be Santa Clause!