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用英语介绍圣诞老人！！！
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Answer 1

Santa Claus:
Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a symbolic gift-giving person, who is based on the historical Saint Nicholas. Santa Claus is an eminent character in the hearts and minds of millions of children and adults around the world who believe in him. The popular American form Santa Claus originated as a mispronunciation of Dutch Sinterklaas, which is a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas (Saint Nicholas). Santa Claus has a suit that comes in many colors depending on the country.

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Sinterklaas in the NetherlandsSanta Claus is a variation of a Dutch folk tale based on the historical figure Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Asia Minor (the greater part of modern-day Turkey), who used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. His charity became legend when a man lost his fortune and found himself incapable of supporting his three daughters, who would not be able to find husbands as they lacked dowries. This man was going to give them over to a life of prostitution; however, St Nicholas provided them with gold, enabling them to retain their virginal virtues and marry.

This inspired figure of Sinterklaas, the subject of a major celebration in the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany (where his believed date of death, December 6, is celebrated the evening before on December 5), which in turn inspired both the myth and the name of Santa Claus. "Santa Claus" is actually a mispronunciation of the Dutch word "Sinterklaas" by the English settlers of New Amsterdam (later renamed New York). Whilst in those countries Saint Nicholas is celebrated as a distinct character with a religious touch separate from Christmas, Santa Claus is also making inroads as a symbol during the Christmas season.[citation needed]

Santa Claus is an example of folklore mythology. He now forms an important part of the Christmas tradition throughout the Western World and Japan and other parts of East Asia.

A Santa Claus doll.Santa Claus is traditionally represented in a red cloak with white fur trimmings, a reference to St Nicholas, who reputably performed his charitable acts dressed in his red bishop's robes.

In many Eastern Orthodox traditions, Santa Claus visits children on New Year's Day and is identified with Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (contemporary Turkey), whose memory is celebrated on that day. According to the Greek tradition, he is supposed to visit children and give presents every January 1. This festival is also marked by the baking of Saint Basil's bread (Gr. Βασιλόπιτα - Vasilópita), a sweetbread with a coin hidden inside.

Depictions of Santa Claus also have a close relationship with the Russian character of Ded Moroz ("Grandfather Frost"). He delivers presents to children and has a red coat, fur boots and long white beard. Much of the iconography of Santa Claus could be seen to derive from Russian traditions of Ded Moroz, particularly transmitted into western European culture through his German folklore equivalent, Väterchen Frost.

Department Store SantaConventionally, Santa Claus is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled white man in a red coat trimmed with white fur (perhaps remotely derived from the episcopal vestments of the original Bishop Nicholas), with a long white beard and green or white gloves. On Christmas Eve, he rides in his sleigh pulled by reindeer from house to house to give presents to children. During the rest of the year he lives together with his wife Mrs. Claus and his elves manufacturing toys. Some modern depictions of Santa (often in advertising and popular entertainment) will show the elves and Santa's workshop as more of a processing and distribution facility, ordering and receiving the toys from various toy manufacturers from across the world. His home is usually given as either the North Pole, in northern Canada, Korvatunturi in Finnish Lapland, Drøbak in Norway, Dalecarlia in Sweden, or Greenland, depending on the tradition and country. Sometimes Santa's home is in Caesarea when he is identified as Saint Basil. L. Frank Baum placed his home in The Laughing Valley of Hohaho. In the original Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas lives in Spain and is accompanied by a great number of black servants, called 'Zwarte Pieten', which means Black Petes.

中文翻译：
圣诞老人的形象

经典的快乐圣诞老人头像神秘人物带给小孩子们礼物的概念衍生自圣尼古拉斯，尼古拉斯是一位4世纪生活在小亚细亚的好心主教。荷兰人在圣尼古拉斯节(12月6日)模仿他送礼物。在北美洲，英国殖民者把这一传统溶入圣诞节日的庆祝里，而Sinterklaas也就相应的成为圣诞老人或者称为Saint Nick(圣尼克)的人物了。在英籍美国人的传统中，圣诞老人总是快活的在圣诞前夜乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇到来，他从烟囱爬进屋内，留下给孩子们的礼物，吃掉孩子们为他留下的食物.他在一年中的其他时间里忙于制作礼物和监督孩SANTA IS A FAT MAN WHO FITS DOWn small chimneys im typing in 人形象。在一些文化中,圣诞老人身旁跟随着Knecht Ruprecht，或是称作"黑彼得"(Black Peter)的家伙。一些版本中，玩具作坊里的侏儒制作了节日礼物，有时圣诞老人与圣诞夫人是夫妻。圣诞季期间，在北美和联合王国的很多超市里，都有小孩可以向其要礼物的圣诞老人出现.

在许多国家里，孩子们准备好空的容器，以便圣诞老人可以装进一些小礼物，如玩具，糖果或水果。在美国， 孩子们平安夜在壁炉上悬挂圣诞袜，因为圣诞老人说过要在圣诞前夜从烟囱下来把礼物放到袜子里。在其他国家，孩子们把空鞋放到户外，以便圣诞老人可以在圣诞前夜（或圣尼古拉斯的12月5日）送礼。

对于圣诞老人在北极的情形的描绘，巧妙地反映了人们对工业的印象。二十世纪早期，圣诞老人有些形象是他亲自以手工制造玩具，就像小工作坊里的工匠一样。后来，印象变成圣诞老人手下有许多小精灵制造玩具，但玩具依旧是各个精灵以传统方式手工完成的。等到二十世纪末，西方大众充分接受了大量机器生产的现实。现代对于圣诞老人的住处的描绘，反映了这点：人们幽默地讲说他的住处乃是高度机器化的生产设施，配备了最先进的制造业科技，由精灵还有经理一般的圣诞老婆婆管理。有很多电视广告将这场景经营成公司喜剧，将精灵描绘为心怀不满的员工，搞笑和作弄老板。

Answer 2

Italian Father Christmas calls La Befana; French Father Christmas calls Father Christmas or Pere Noel; Swiss Father Christmas calls Christkindl or Christ Child; The birthday of Jesus Christ of Naweiya area people that this surveys calls julenisse or juletomte; But British Father Christmas (father of also calling Father Christmas birthday of Jesus Christ) same as France, his image is a little bit more solemn , leaner than other Father Christmas. The North America Father Christmas is snow while the reindeer plays
USA the edition Father Christmas , his image and name come from in Holland legend , 17 centuries by
immigrant person as well as entering New York. Early phase in 1773 "Father Christmas" has appeared
, this has been that best-selling USA writer Washington Erwin first time introduces the
information about Holland edition Nicholas (Father Christmas) as American on USA news newspaper.
History records , Erwin uses pen name Diedrich on the grounds of New York on newspaper in 1809,
arrival having described Nicholas who rides on (adjoint not having Heipite) on the back of a
horse's.
Father Christmas's source needs to trace back to have arrived at a century , what our knows , he are the association being unlike legend and the mysterious person type exactly as.

Father Christmas's predecessor is Turkey western part harbour city Izmir bishop Nicholas, his 4 centuries living in A.D. , be to be kindhearted , generous , very kind with the children rich. East Orthodox Church respects Nicholas , regards the person as the people who performs a miracle.

In Germany central section and north part area, Nicholas is called "Father Christmas", before United Kingdom "the birthday of Jesus Christ father " is called, "Santa Claus " the afterwards is called by American Holland immigrant.
The children all wants to know where Father Christmas lives in , their when meeting receives a gift? The answer is that Father Christmas lives in North Pole generally , his workshop produces Christmas present. Children anchor-man Markus Rautio first time being said acting as "the Markus uncle " by the children in 1927 is disclosed: Father Christmas Korvatunturi living in Lapland.
Ear being located in the hare of Finland east border Korvatunturi similar to having discovered one, fact is Father Christmas's ear , it is used to listen to desire of the children. This bears the history having given an account of Father Christmas and the assistant elf door in Dinaweiya's legend.

When the upper century is over, the Northern Hemisphere is unlike Kornatunturi being that the children gives out a gift , comes back to Finland Lapland afterwards about that Father Christmas's legend assembles Cheng Tong Yi edition whitebeard.
The beginning , Father Christmas stay at napapiiri happyly in 1950 , communicate with except Christmas Day wants sum children and young person to be in progress too. The more and more many people has paid Father Christmas a visit at the regular intervals , he has built self workroom in 1985, every day come to office to listen attentively to the birthday of Jesus Christ of the children wish, Father Christmas and has communicated with them exchange. The Father Christmas village is Father Christmas's main post office , it receives the whole world the children letter sent to Father Christmas.