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A short history of Santa Claus’ name in America
Two of Santa’s names – Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus – both came from the Dutch legend of Sinterklass brought long ago by settlers who arrived in New York.
The Dutch long had a legend that Saint Nikolaas brought presents to children. The dutch honored this kind saint with the annual festival celebrated on December 6th. English-speaking settlers to the new world and those who lived nearby took advantage of this enjoyable Dutch festival. They, in turn, brought Sinterklass and the gift-giving custom into their own ritual celebration for Christmas.
This Dutch variation of Sinterklaas (Santa Claus, or Saint Nicholas) and Zwarte Piet/Knecht Ruprecht (Black Pete), his helper became part
of the early American landscape during the Christmas season. The Dutch quickly
said the name “Saint Nikolaas”, it sounded, to English ears, like
“Sinterklaas.” When the English said his name, it sounded a lot closer to Santa
Clause.
The picture we have in our mind of Santa comes from the artist Thomas Nast.
He was a Bavarian painter who immigrated to American, where he made paintings for Christmas poems. It only took one request to paint a Santa Claus Picture for our contemporary image of Santa to be solidified.
What do other countries call Santa?
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