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The story of Santa Klaus

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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This work surveys the legends, histories, and customs surrounding Saint Nicholas and the development of modern winter gift-bringers and festivities. It collects medieval and folk tales about the saint, traces the evolution of the Christ-child and gift-bringer figures, and examines pagan antecedents and seasonal rites such as Saturnalia and related deities. Chapters follow the spread of the Christmas tree and its rituals across Europe and into England and America, recount traditions like the visit of the Magi and Twelfth Night, and describe pantomime, Father Christmas, and regional variations of St. Nicholas observances, combining anecdote, iconography, and historical commentary.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Merry Christmas to all! Frontispiece
St. Nicholas as the patron saint of children 15
The Consecration of St. Nicholas 19
St. Nicholas and the three maidens 23
St. Nicholas resuscitating the schoolboys 27
Bishop Nicholas 31
St. Nicholas of Bari 35
Heads of the Christ-child 41
The Christ-child surrounded by angels 47
“Suffer little children to come unto me” 51
Christ the giver 55
Christmas presents 59
Saturn, the God of Time 63
Silenus and Fauns 71
Santa Claus and his young friends 73
Carrying home the Christmas dinner 77
The Feast of the Passover 81
The Adoration of the Lamb 87
Luther and the Christmas tree 101
Christmas tree of the English royal family 111
On the way to Bethlehem 125
The Three Kings visit Herod 129
The Journey of the Three Kings 133
The Arrival of the Three Kings 137
The Adoration of the Magi (1) 141
The Adoration of the Magi (2) 145
The Adoration of the Three Kings 149
The Child’s Twelfth Night Dream 153
Father Christmas 167
Father Christmas (another conception) 171
The Old and the New Christmas 175
Bringing in Old Christmas 179
The Christmas Waits 183
Jongleurs announcing the birth of our Lord 187
Going to the Pantomime 191
Mute admiration 195
Santa Klaus comes to grief on an automobile 199
“No, I don’t believe in you any more” 203
Santa Klaus 207
Santa Klaus up in a balloon 211
New Year’s gifts in a French workingman’s family     215
French children gazing up the chimney for gifts 219
Silenus and Bacchus 223
The bambino 225
Santa Klaus on New Year’s eve 227
The investigating committee 229
St. Nicholas unveils 231