The legend of Santa Claus is, a few years ago, there is the Scandinavian Peninsula. Secretary wisdom Nordic mythology, art, poetry, the war god Odin, the winter season, and his eight feet on his limousine back to the remotest corners of the race. Vice and Promotion of Virtue and distributed gifts. Meanwhile, the son of the god of lightning as a weapon to wear setting with a snow gods Huntianheidi fought and eventually overcome the cold. It was heresy legend of Santa Claus descended god Odin. St. Nicholas also come from the Santa Claus legend said, also known as Santa Claus dynamited. He was said to each city to the bishops of Asia Minor, named St. Nicholas, after the title of saint, is wearing a red cloth. The white-bearded old man wearing a Little Red Riding Hood. He steered the sled every year around Christmas With the deer come from the north, entering each from the chimneys. Lane put Christmas gifts in a sock hanging on the children before bed or stoves. Therefore, Westerners Christmas, the children's Christmas gift to their parents packed in socks, Christmas Eve at the time of the child's bedside on. The next day, the children wake up in bed, the first thing is to find Santa Claus to bring gifts. Today, Santa Claus has become the lucky symbol of Christmas is a time not only indispensable figure, celebrating New Year but also an indispensable figure. In short, Santa has forever in people's minds, mostly because of his many stories carry forward the spirit of Christ. Italy, 11 from the end of the relics of saints, religious soldiers will be back in Italy Nicholas, and the construction of a church in the port city of Bari to commemorate him. The Christian pilgrims from around the world will soon pour saints. Saint Nicholas will be the story of these pilgrims back to their homeland. Therefore, the Santa Claus legend in their own countries. Saint Nicholas Day of the 12th century Europe, focusing on the activities and charitable gifts may split. Germany, France, the Netherlands will be on December 6 as a religious day, gifts to children and the poor. Dutch colonists came to America, they also brought to the bishop of Sintirklass. Sintirklass dressed in red cassock, riding a horse or white. Later Sintirklass image of the United States is evolving into a happy old demons. At first, the American writer Washington. Owen in his comedy "The New York history," he has described as a fat Dutch Youyuanyou elderly. 1823. poet Clement Moore in his poetry "dynamited impression," Nicholas continued to Sintirklass/Saint the image of drama, This is the beginning of this you see Santa Claus. 19 producers of the 1960s, Thomas Nash cartoon drawing of a fat, as a kind of Santa Claus "Harper week," the illustrations. The image of Santa Claus began deeply rooted in the minds of the American people. With the passage of time, the image of Santa Claus sent back to Europe, spread to South America, exported around the world. Many countries to preserve their own customs and the Santa Claus legend. In the Netherlands to legend, Santa also brought along a Sintirklass called Black Peter's assistant December 6, boarded a ship to come. He took a large book, the book describes all the Dutch children's performance in the past year. Good performance to send gifts to their children, the children will not let his assistants away. Germany, with a Santa Claus also called Knecht Ruprecht. Krampus or Pelzebock's aide, carrying a large gift bag containing months. hand a stick. He could have received up to the gift of naughty children but give few lessons stick. Italy's La Befana called Santa Claus; France, Father Christmas or Santa Claus called Pere Noel; Switzerland called Santa Claus Christkindl or Christ Child Slovakia calls for prospecting in the Scandinavian Christmas julenisse or the juletomte. France, like the United Kingdom, also known as Father Christmas and Santa Claus (Father Christmas). His image is more solemn than the other Santa, some more meager. Santa Claus is the widening of the North American reindeer sled and rode to deliver presents to the children.