About 70 years old, strong body, red and white color, thick black eyes, pleasant personality, attractive face, clean expression, white hair and long beard, well-groomed dressed in red with the bag full of gifts, you must have known that who we are talking about here?
Yes, we are talking about the character who is the centre of attention of the world on the eve of Christmas, Santa Claus. Let’s see if Christmas Santa Claus is a reality or a fictional character?
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is so popular with children that we can imagine how happy it is for every Christian to take the form of Santa Claus at Christmas. Santa Claus is equally popular with children and adults alike. He is also known as “Christmas Father” and “Santa Claus”. The real name of Santa Claus is St, Nicholas and today we will discuss this personality.
Birth
At an early age, he was sent to a monastery. Soon after his parents died of an epidemic, all the property and wealth was shifted to his name. Santa’s father was a rich man and after completing his education he decided to become a monk. He continued to fulfill the requirements of the monastic life and later became the president of the monks.
Bishop Nicholas
After the death of a local bishop, he has ordained an archbishop. He worked hard for the kingdom of God throughout his life and good works. Deacon the Great writes in his column St. Nicholas or Santa Claus: “Nicholas was appointed as Bishop in Patara.”
Christmas Father
Father Younis Shehzad is a writer, researcher, speaker and poet. In his book ‘Christmas and Evangelism’, he says that the word ‘Santa Claus’ is derived from a Dutch word which, when children from different countries tried to read and speak it, soon changed to Santa Claus.
The famous name of Santa Claus in Pakistan is “Christmas Baba.” Santa Claus surfaced in the 4th century AD by the Holy Nicholas (Bishop of Mapra) which is a part of present-day Turkey. According to the church tradition, Saint Nicholas was a compassionate man and was very sincere, especially to children.
He was buried in Myra after his death, but in 1087 AD, Italian sailors stole his remains and buried them in Italy, spreading the fame of Saint Nicholas throughout Europe.
