In some European countries, the image of Father Christmas is identified more closely with Saint Nicholas than with Santa Claus. The red and white suit, that Santa wears, is said to have come from the traditional color of early Christian Bishops robes. Santa, flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, and going down chimneys, originated from an American poem written in the 1820s, another American made an engraving called Santas Workshop in which Santa, is portrayed in a lovely sunset, scratching his chin, reading letters and checking a list activities which was revived every year in music and stories told to children during the yuletide season. Every year children write letters to Santa Claus before Christmas, asking him to bring favorite toys.
在一些欧洲国家,圣诞老人的形象更多的是与圣?尼古拉斯联系在一起,而不是与Santa Claus联系在一起。圣诞老人穿的红白相间的服装,据说是来自早期基督教主教的长袍的传统颜色。在驯鹿拉的雪橇上飞翔、从烟囱里下来的圣诞老人,源自19世纪20年代克莱门特?摩尔写的一首美国诗圣诞节的前夜。19世纪60年代,另一个美国人制作了一幅版画,叫做圣诞老人的作坊,上面的圣诞老人被描绘成在美丽的落日余晖下,挠着下巴,读着信,检查一份清单。每年,孩子们在圣诞节之前给圣诞老人写信,请他带来他们最喜欢的玩具。
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