What is the story about the origin of Christmas and how did Santa Claus come?
There are always some sayings about Christmas: Hang Christmas stockings on the head of your bed on the night before Christmas, and Santa Claus will fill them with gifts for you. What is the story about the origin of Christmas and how did Santa Claus come? It is November of the lunar calendar in 2019, and winter is approaching. If you want to know more about the exciting content of November 2019 in the lunar calendar, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website!What is the story about the origin of Christmas?——Stories about the Christmas Church:《1》During the Advent season, the churches are decorated mainly in blue and purple. 《2》The altar tablecloth, the pulpit curtain, and the shoulder straps of the priest's robe are all purple. A wreath made of evergreen leaves is usually placed in the center of the altar, with five long purple candles in the middle. Every Sunday, one more candle is lit. "3" lights the last candle in the middle of the final Christmas Eve celebration. 《4》The candlelight symbolizes that the baby Jesus brought light to the world with his first cry many years ago. ——The Story of Jesus: It was more than 300 years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire that Christmas became a holiday celebrated by everyone. At this time, a monarch who was later called "Charlemagne" appeared in the Frankish Kingdom. Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short, was originally the prime minister of the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks. Later, he usurped the throne and became the king of the Franks, founding the Carolingian dynasty. Charlemagne's grandfather was Charles Martel the "Hammer", who suppressed the rebellion of the Frankish dynasty and the separatism of the aristocracy, and successfully defeated the Muslim army heading north from the Iberian Peninsula. After Pippin's death, Charles and his brother Carloman divided the Frankish Empire, but not long after, Carloman died for unknown reasons, and Charles became the sole monarch of the Frankish Kingdom. How did Santa Claus come about?《1》The prototype of Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas in the 4th century AD, who was the bishop of Myra (located in present-day Turkey).《2》There is a legend that his parents died when he was in his teens, leaving him a large fortune. 《3》Saint Nicholas was born a generous and upright person. He especially loved children and cared about the poor. He sent various gifts, money and other useful items to the poor's homes. ——The legendary Santa Claus looks like: wearing a red robe, a red hat and a white beard <br /> He usually does these things secretly at night so that no one knows, because he does not want to gain any praise, but just wants to help others. Soon he became known for his generosity. The legendary Santa Claus is an old man with a white beard wearing a red robe and a red hat. Every Christmas he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, enters every house through the chimney, and puts Christmas gifts in socks and hangs them on the children's bedside or in front of the fireplace... |
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