圣誕老人的傳說在數(shù)千年前的斯堪的納維亞半島即出現(xiàn)。北歐神話中司智慧，藝術(shù)，詩詞，戰(zhàn)爭的奧丁神，寒冬時節(jié)，騎上他那八腳馬坐騎馳騁于天涯海角，懲惡揚善，分發(fā)禮物。與此同時，其子雷神著紅衣以閃電為武器與冰雪諸神昏天黑地惡戰(zhàn)一場，最終戰(zhàn)勝寒冷。據(jù)異教傳說，圣誕老人為奧丁神后裔。也有傳說稱圣誕老人由圣·尼古拉而來，所以圣誕老人也稱St.Nicholas.因這些故事大多弘揚基督精神，其出處，故事情節(jié)大多被淡忘，然而圣誕老人卻永駐人們精神世界。
在德國，傳說他把堅果和蘋果放在孩子們鞋里。他乘雙輪馬車四處漫游，觀察人們的行為，尤其是小孩，如果表現(xiàn)好，將會得到蘋果、堅果、糖等諸多獎品。壞孩子則得一鞭子。家長們靈機一動紛紛采用此傳說來鼓勵孩子們聽話。大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節(jié)日。圣誕老人已經(jīng)成為圣誕節(jié)喜愛的象征和傳統(tǒng)。他趕著馴鹿，拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個孩子送禮物的快樂老精靈的形象已深深地留在人們的記憶中。
Merry Christmas! 圣誕節(jié)快樂
Part 2 The History of Santa Claus 圣誕老人的來歷
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while "visions of sugarplums dance in their heads." When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.
Santa Claus has become the most beloved of Christmas symbols and traditions. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is know worldwide.
Just like the season of Christmas, the history of the origins of Santa Claus is influenced by the customs and cultures of many countries, beginning in Asia Minor sometime around the 4th century AD. It was here that Bishop Nicholas became renowned for his exceptional generosity, especially to the very young. Many years later he became known as Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children.
As time went on, adults began to dress in the manner of Saint Nicholas, dressed in Bishops vestments and carrying a staff., to re-enact the kindness of the saint. They went from house to house, asking if the children who lived there had been well behaved. In response to these visits, the children left their shoes outside the doors of their houses so that next morning they might find them filled with sweets and trinkets.
An Anglo-Saxon version eventually evolved and was known as Father Christmas. His character was a mixture of the Saint Nicholas and earthly perceptions of the gods Thor and Saturn. He wore robes decorated with ivy and holly and carried a switch to threaten unruly children, as well as a bag of toys to reward the well behaved.
In North America the British, German and Dutch settlers introduced their own derivations of Father Christmas and of these the Dutch figure of 'Sinterklaas' became the common favourite. Eventually this name was anglicised to become Santa Claus, the mythical figure of Christmas who placed toys, sweets and trinkets into stockings hung by the fireplace.
The modern perception of the character of Father Christmas was greatly influenced by Thomas Nast, a cartoonist with Harpers Weekly, who published a drawing of Santa Claus in 1860. This was a portly figure with white hair and a long beard, dressed in a red robe and wearing a crown of holly, holding a long clay pipe similar to that of Sinterklaas.
Perhaps the final stage in the evolution of the modern Santa Claus was brought about by publicity from the Coca Cola Company. They launched an advertising campaign in the 1930s with Santa Claus as the central figure and subsequently used the motif for the next forty years or so.
This conception of Santa Claus was produced for them by Haddon Sundblom, who built on the character and costume created by Thomas Nast to produce a cheery, chubby fellow that is still a familiar perception of the mythical Christmas character to millions of people throughout the Western world.
圣誕老人的傳說在數(shù)千年前的斯堪的納維亞半島即出現(xiàn)。北歐神話中司智慧，藝術(shù)，詩詞，戰(zhàn)爭的奧丁神，寒冬時節(jié)，騎上他那八腳馬坐騎馳騁于天涯海角，懲惡揚善，分發(fā)禮物。與此同時，其子雷神著紅衣以閃電為武器與冰雪諸神昏天黑地惡戰(zhàn)一場，最終戰(zhàn)勝寒冷。據(jù)異教傳說，圣誕老人為奧丁神后裔。也有傳說稱圣誕老人由圣·尼古拉而來，所以圣誕老人也稱St.Nicholas.因這些故事大多弘揚基督精神，其出處，故事情節(jié)大多被淡忘，然而圣誕老人卻永駐人們精神世界。
在德國，傳說他把堅果和蘋果放在孩子們鞋里。他乘雙輪馬車四處漫游，觀察人們的行為，尤其是小孩，如果表現(xiàn)好，將會得到蘋果、堅果、糖等諸多獎品。壞孩子則得一鞭子。家長們靈機一動紛紛采用此傳說來鼓勵孩子們聽話。大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節(jié)日。圣誕老人已經(jīng)成為圣誕節(jié)喜愛的象征和傳統(tǒng)。他趕著馴鹿，拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個孩子送禮物的快樂老精靈的形象已深深地留在人們的記憶中。
19世紀60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash畫了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣誕老人作為《Harper的一周》的插圖。這個圣誕老人的形象開始深深地扎根于美國人民的腦海中。隨著時間的推移，圣誕老人的形象傳回歐洲，傳到南美洲，傳遍世界各地。
在德國，傳說他把堅果和蘋果放在孩子們鞋里。他乘雙輪馬車四處漫游，觀察人們的行為，尤其是小孩，如果表現(xiàn)好，將會得到蘋果、堅果、糖等諸多獎品。壞孩子則得一鞭子。家長們靈機一動紛紛采用此傳說來鼓勵孩子們聽話。大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節(jié)日。圣誕老人已經(jīng)成為圣誕節(jié)喜愛的象征和傳統(tǒng)。他趕著馴鹿，拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個孩子送禮物的快樂老精靈的形象已深深地留在人們的記憶中。
Merry Christmas! 圣誕節(jié)快樂
Part 2 The History of Santa Claus 圣誕老人的來歷
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while "visions of sugarplums dance in their heads." When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.
Santa Claus has become the most beloved of Christmas symbols and traditions. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is know worldwide.
Just like the season of Christmas, the history of the origins of Santa Claus is influenced by the customs and cultures of many countries, beginning in Asia Minor sometime around the 4th century AD. It was here that Bishop Nicholas became renowned for his exceptional generosity, especially to the very young. Many years later he became known as Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children.
As time went on, adults began to dress in the manner of Saint Nicholas, dressed in Bishops vestments and carrying a staff., to re-enact the kindness of the saint. They went from house to house, asking if the children who lived there had been well behaved. In response to these visits, the children left their shoes outside the doors of their houses so that next morning they might find them filled with sweets and trinkets.
An Anglo-Saxon version eventually evolved and was known as Father Christmas. His character was a mixture of the Saint Nicholas and earthly perceptions of the gods Thor and Saturn. He wore robes decorated with ivy and holly and carried a switch to threaten unruly children, as well as a bag of toys to reward the well behaved.
In North America the British, German and Dutch settlers introduced their own derivations of Father Christmas and of these the Dutch figure of 'Sinterklaas' became the common favourite. Eventually this name was anglicised to become Santa Claus, the mythical figure of Christmas who placed toys, sweets and trinkets into stockings hung by the fireplace.
The modern perception of the character of Father Christmas was greatly influenced by Thomas Nast, a cartoonist with Harpers Weekly, who published a drawing of Santa Claus in 1860. This was a portly figure with white hair and a long beard, dressed in a red robe and wearing a crown of holly, holding a long clay pipe similar to that of Sinterklaas.
Perhaps the final stage in the evolution of the modern Santa Claus was brought about by publicity from the Coca Cola Company. They launched an advertising campaign in the 1930s with Santa Claus as the central figure and subsequently used the motif for the next forty years or so.
This conception of Santa Claus was produced for them by Haddon Sundblom, who built on the character and costume created by Thomas Nast to produce a cheery, chubby fellow that is still a familiar perception of the mythical Christmas character to millions of people throughout the Western world.
圣誕老人的傳說在數(shù)千年前的斯堪的納維亞半島即出現(xiàn)。北歐神話中司智慧，藝術(shù)，詩詞，戰(zhàn)爭的奧丁神，寒冬時節(jié)，騎上他那八腳馬坐騎馳騁于天涯海角，懲惡揚善，分發(fā)禮物。與此同時，其子雷神著紅衣以閃電為武器與冰雪諸神昏天黑地惡戰(zhàn)一場，最終戰(zhàn)勝寒冷。據(jù)異教傳說，圣誕老人為奧丁神后裔。也有傳說稱圣誕老人由圣·尼古拉而來，所以圣誕老人也稱St.Nicholas.因這些故事大多弘揚基督精神，其出處，故事情節(jié)大多被淡忘，然而圣誕老人卻永駐人們精神世界。
在德國，傳說他把堅果和蘋果放在孩子們鞋里。他乘雙輪馬車四處漫游，觀察人們的行為，尤其是小孩，如果表現(xiàn)好，將會得到蘋果、堅果、糖等諸多獎品。壞孩子則得一鞭子。家長們靈機一動紛紛采用此傳說來鼓勵孩子們聽話。大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節(jié)日。圣誕老人已經(jīng)成為圣誕節(jié)喜愛的象征和傳統(tǒng)。他趕著馴鹿，拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個孩子送禮物的快樂老精靈的形象已深深地留在人們的記憶中。
19世紀60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash畫了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣誕老人作為《Harper的一周》的插圖。這個圣誕老人的形象開始深深地扎根于美國人民的腦海中。隨著時間的推移，圣誕老人的形象傳回歐洲，傳到南美洲，傳遍世界各地。