You Wont Believe How Santa Claus Actually Originated.

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

The word “Christmas” means “Mass of Christ,” later shortened to “Christ-Mass.”
The even shorter form “Xmas” – first used in Europe in the 1500s – is derived from the Greek alphabet, in which X is the first letter of Christ’s name:  , therefore “X-Mass.” The 25th of December is celebrated as the birth date of Jesus Christ although the Bible does not mention Christmas or the 25th of December. Early Christians did not observe the birthday of Christ. Christmas as we know it became widely popular only in the 19th Century.

       

Christmas as we know it became widely popular only in the 19th Century.In Roman times, it became the celebrations honoring Saturnus (the harvest god) and Mithras (the ancient god of light), a form of sun worship that had come to Rome from Syria a century before with the cult of Sol Invictus. It announced that winter is not forever, that life continues, and an invitation to stay in good spirit.

In 1881, political visual artist Thomas Nast attracted on Moore's ballad to make the main resemblance that matches our cutting edge picture of Santa Claus. His toon, which showed up in Harper's Weekly, delineated Santa as a broad, chipper man with a full, white facial hair, holding a sack loaded down with toys for fortunate kids.

The figure of Father Christmas (Santa Claus) that we know today was introduced by artist Haddon Sundblom in advertisements for the Coca-Cola Company. In affect, the Coca-Cola Company has, over the decades, brought joy to millions of children around the world. A truly remarkable feat.

   Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek bishop of Myra, a city in the Roman province of Lycia, whose ruins are 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from modern Demre in southwest Turkey. He was the real father of christmas that we know as Santa. Among other saintly attributes, he was noted for the care of children, generosity, and the giving of gifts. His feast day, December 6, came to be celebrated in many countries with the giving of gifts.


In the early USA his name was 'Kris Kringle'. Later, Dutch settlers in the USA took the old stories of St. Nicholas with them and Kris Kringle became 'Sinterklaas' or as we now say 'Santa Claus'!

Symbolic decorations of the tree! 

  Evergreen Tree :  The Evergreen is of course a symbol of everlasting life and light.

Blue and white represent snow and winter and red the blood of Jesus the Saviour. 

      Star : The Star represents the Star of Bethlehem that guided the Three Wise Men to the stable where Jesus was born.

 Bell : The Bell brings back the lost sheep into the fold. 

  Candle : The Candle represents Jesus as a Divine Light that every Christian should follow, the same light that led the Three Wise Men. 

   Gift Bow : The Gift Bow symbolizes any Christian’s commitment, bound to everlasting goodwill. 

  Candy Cane : The Candy Cane is the Good Shepherd‘s crook used to bring back the lost sheep. 

Wreath : The Wreath is the symbol of God’s Eternal Love.

~ Rani

        

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