Christmas Day has passed but I would still like to write about Father Christmas, the Patron Saint of the Yuletide Season – Saint Nicholas. As the merry Christmas carol lyrics starts – Jolly old Saint Nicholas….
While Christmas is definitely not without Jesus Christ, as it is His birthday, there are other significant characters and components that this Christian occasion cannot do without. Important facts that make up the season are the Christmas trees and the decors such as wreaths, bells and lanterns that many would love to decorate their houses with.
Christmas is also not without the get together and reunions of families and friends, as well as the masses to celebrate and attended to. And with such gatherings is the giving of gifts to one another.
Last but not the last, Christmas would not be without Saint Nicholas, or more popularly known as the red and white garbed Santa Claus. How did Saint Nicholas or Santa Clause become one of the persons most closely connected to Christmas?
Christmas is the time for gift giving, and because of Saint Nicholas’ character of being a festive giver of gifts, especially to children, he was assigned the title of Patron Saint of Christmas.
Once the bishop of Myra in present day Turkey, Saint Nicholas indeed had the admired reputation for giving presents to people, and since then he has been a revered saint by Catholics and Christians alike.
Now, everyone knows that Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas, Jolly old St Nick.
While Christmas is definitely not without Jesus Christ, as it is His birthday, there are other significant characters and components that this Christian occasion cannot do without. Important facts that make up the season are the Christmas trees and the decors such as wreaths, bells and lanterns that many would love to decorate their houses with.
Christmas is also not without the get together and reunions of families and friends, as well as the masses to celebrate and attended to. And with such gatherings is the giving of gifts to one another.
Last but not the last, Christmas would not be without Saint Nicholas, or more popularly known as the red and white garbed Santa Claus. How did Saint Nicholas or Santa Clause become one of the persons most closely connected to Christmas?
Christmas is the time for gift giving, and because of Saint Nicholas’ character of being a festive giver of gifts, especially to children, he was assigned the title of Patron Saint of Christmas.
Once the bishop of Myra in present day Turkey, Saint Nicholas indeed had the admired reputation for giving presents to people, and since then he has been a revered saint by Catholics and Christians alike.
Now, everyone knows that Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas, Jolly old St Nick.
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