The story of Christmas

Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas who loved to help poor families all his life. Once he helped three poor teenagers and gave them three bags of gold, which saved them from being sold.

When Nicholas secretly gave a bag of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold out of a window and fell into a sock on the wall. Therefore, the way to give gifts by wearing Christmas stockings is to ask for candy from door to door!

2. There are real people in the prototype history of Santa Claus. He was Bishop Saint Nicholas who lived in Milla (now Turkish territory) in the 4th century.

Nicholas was born in patara in Asia Minor in the 4th century. His family is very rich and his parents are very enthusiastic Catholic friends. Unfortunately, his parents died young. When Nicholas grew up, he donated all his wealth to the poor, became a monk himself, and devoted his life to the church and served the society. Nicholas later became a priest and was promoted to bishop.

In his life, he has done a lot of charity work, and he likes to help the poor in secret. Santa Claus was his later nickname, which came from the story that he secretly sent money to help three girls.

Nicholas was honored as a saint after his death. He 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 deer, enters every house through the chimney, puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the stove.

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Christmas regional characteristics

1, UK: British people pay most attention to eating at Christmas, including roast pig, turkey, Christmas pudding, Christmas minced meat pie and so on. Every family member has a gift, and so do servants. All the presents are delivered on Christmas morning. Some Christmas carolers will sing good news from door to door. They will be invited into the house by their hosts and offered refreshments or small gifts.

2. The United States: Because the United States is a multi-ethnic country, it is also the most complicated situation for Americans to spend Christmas. Immigrants from different countries still follow the customs of their motherland. However, at Christmas, the garlands outside Americans' doors are the same as other unique arrangements.

China: Although Christmas is a holiday imported from the west, it is as popular in China as in other countries.

In China, there is a custom of sending apples to relatives and friends on Christmas Eve, which was actually initiated by China people. Apple's "apple" is homophonic with peaceful "ping", so there is a custom of giving apples on Christmas Eve. Even foreigners envy the brains of China people.

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