The story of Santa Klaus

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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.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Bacchus is the Latin name for this God. The Greek name was Dionysos. This festival therefore is more properly the Dionysiac feast, but the habit of calling Greek Gods by their Roman names is so general among us that it is as well to stick to Bacchus and Bacchanalia.

[2] London Illustrated News, December 25, 1858. Schulzer: Legends of the Rhine.

[3] “Il Libro D’oro. Translated by Mrs. Frances Alexander,” Boston. Little Brown & Co. 1905.

[4] Lippincott’s Magazine.

[5] D’Israeli’s “Curiosities of Literature.”

[6] Annie C. Kuiper in “St. Nicholas” Magazine, January, 1897.