圣诞老人的由来
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lycia">Lycia</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="patronage">patronage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lycia">Lycia</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="patronage">patronage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span><span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>.</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cascading">cascading</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="beard">beard</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="robes">robes</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="miter">miter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crooked">crooked</span> <span word="crozier">crozier</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="footed">footed</span> <span word="reindeer">reindeer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="coaxed">coaxed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="indolent">indolent</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="December">December</span> 6. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearth">hearth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="small">small</span>: <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="figurines">figurines</span>.</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cascading">cascading</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="beard">beard</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="robes">robes</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="miter">miter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crooked">crooked</span> <span word="crozier">crozier</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="footed">footed</span> <span word="reindeer">reindeer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="coaxed">coaxed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="indolent">indolent</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span>. <span word="And">And</span><span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="December">December</span> 6. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearth">hearth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="small">small</span>: <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="figurines">figurines</span>.</p>
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