Dutch immigrants have always been a fairy tale world.

The story about Santa Claus originated very early. Around the 4th century AD, a Roman Catholic bishop named Nicholas wrote many religious classics, which made him famous all over the world. After his death, he was honored as a saint. In some countries in northern Europe, from 65438 to February 6, a commemorative event was held every year on the day of his death. Stories about Saint Nicholas are varied and widely circulated, and Dutch immigrants brought one of them to the United States. They believe that every Christmas, saints will visit from house to house on white horses, leaving many gifts for docile children. Other Americans living nearby liked the story very much and decided to "arrange" St. Nicholas in their own Christmas celebrations.

In the Dutch imagination, Saint Nicholas is a serious and condescending person. He gives people punishment and presents. 18 12, an American named Claremont Moore wrote a Christmas poem "A Visit from saint nicholas" for his children, thus creating a brand-new image of Santa Claus. In this poem, Moore depicts Saint Nicholas as a happy little old man, driving from house to house in a sleigh pulled by eight white deer. The sleigh stopped in front of every house, and the little old man put Christmas presents from the chimney into the fireplace of this house. This poem was later published in a newspaper in new york, and soon became popular in the United States, resulting in Santa Claus, which American children still believe in.

Another artist named Thomas Lester also played a great role in shaping the image of Santa Claus. Lester began to draw Santa Claus for a weekly magazine from 1860. These portraits are based on his memory of a kind old man he met in Germany when he was a child. Under his brush, Santa Claus is a fat, smiling old man with a red nose and a white beard, dressed in red, with a white fur collar and a black belt. One hundred years later, the image of Santa Claus can still be seen everywhere in America.