Words and their stories: Santa Claus
<p><span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selfless">selfless</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>. <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span>: <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span>, <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Nick">Nick</span>, <span word="Kris">Kris</span> <span word="Kringle">Kringle</span>, <span word="Pelznickel">Pelznickel</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="names">names</span> -- <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> -- <span word="both">both</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nikolas">Nikolas</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> "<span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nikolaas">Nikolaas</span>" <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="sinterklaas">sinterklaas</span>." <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>.</p><p><span word="West">West</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nikolas">Nikolas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Pelznickel">Pelznickel</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="pelz">pelz</span>," <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="fur">fur</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="nickel">nickel</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>, <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Pelznickel">Pelznickel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="Pelznickel">Pelznickel</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christkindl">Christkindl</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Kris">Kris</span> <span word="Kringle">Kringle</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="Kris">Kris</span> <span word="Kringle">Kringle</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p>
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