Nikolaus

The Story of the Nicholas (Nikolaus)

The story goes back to the year 300. Myra is a place of legend. Nicholas of Myra is the emperor appeared in a dream and was so unjustly sentenced to death three to save. But this is only a small part of the legend, which earned him the reputation of humanity.

The need is for Niklaus determining the legend: One of waxen poor family, he was able to help by secretly throwing gold gifts through the open window into the house. He was able to protect with the three golden balls, the three girls from prostitution. A similar tradition is that he comes through the chimney into the house and deposited the gifts in the socks or shoes.

. . . and the one from Coca-Cola . . .

Nor is the old red and white Santa Claus, or Santa Claus aka Father Christmas, with a white beard who brings children presents on Christmas Eve. The story goes back to a source of Holland, it is the legend of "Sinterklaas" The Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts to the children. It was the Coca Cola Company, which in the thirties for the worldwide spread of this image of Santa Claus, which caused Nicholas. Therefore, the color is, the corporate colors of Coca-Cola.(s.a. Santa Claus)

. . . and the one from the Sailors . . .

At the time, when Nicholas was bishop of Myra, with sailors from their ships once sailed across the Mediterranean One day a terrible storm broke. The sky was quite dark, and the raging waves. The storm caught the sail and tore it into many pieces. Then also broke the mast. The waves beat on the edge of the boat, and soon the ship was full of water in their distress thought the sailors to the Bishop of Myra, and cried aloud: »Nicholas, help us! Nicholas, help us!!«

Then they suddenly saw a strange man standing at the helm of their ship. He gave them a friendly and reassuring and steered the ship safely through the water. Thus, despite the terrible storm, they reached the shore safely when they were got out there, was gone, the fearless and friendly helpers. As they walked to church in Myra, to thank God for their miraculous rescue..

But as they were amazed when they saw there, the Bishop Nicholas. He and no one else had been, who had safely steered their ship in the night by the storm. Then they fell before the bishop to his knees and thanked him wholeheartedly. But the bishop said: »Denkt an die Geschichte von Remember the story of Jesus, who is so strong that he even obeyed the storm on the lake Gennezaret. If you trust Jesus, you, nothing will happen!«

The sailors took St. Nicholas as their patron. And Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors to this day.

Santa Claus

Due to the worldwide distribution of the image of Coca Cola Santa Claus in the thirties, it had to, over time more and more stories about "Santa Claus give." You had to answer the questions the children could. Where he lives, why can not visit him as he creates it in one night around the world. How does he do as much work alone? These and more questions over and over again are all well known? as the answers!
His home is the North Pole, he prepares all year for the gifts that come with the sled and then distributed the gifts on Christmas Eve over the world.

No problem to get into a closed building when using the fireplace. And of course, has the "Santa Claus" also a lot of helpers: Elves, goblins, and of course his reindeer. What would Father Christmas without these workers? It is clear that it does not follow from the beginning to the Christmas man. They complement again and again the stories of the saints with the white beard, were simply taken over again by others and created the present mixture of various fairy tales and inventions of some imaginative writers.

Including Rudolph the 9th The Red-Nosed Reindeer. He was born in 1939 when the then 34-year-old copywriter Robert L. May of the Montgomery Ward Company, was asked if he could not come up with a Christmas story can be given to Santa Claus for the children to take home. He hit a poem by a reindeer named "Rollo", which helped the Santa Claus. The idea was well received, but the name does not even fit. The 4-year-old daughter, Mai's then chose the final name "Rudolph".

Rudolph has dedicated an entire section in my website.

The Story of the Nicholas (Nikolaus)
The story goes back to the year 300. Myra is a place of legend. Nicholas of Myra is the emperor appeared in a dream and was so unjustly sentenced to death three to save. But this is only a small part of the legend, which earned him the reputation of humanity. The need is for Niklaus determining the legend: One of waxen poor family, he was able to help by secretly throwing gold gifts through the open window into the house. He was able to protect with the three golden balls, the three girls from prostitution. A similar tradition is that he comes through the chimney into the house and deposited the gifts in the socks or shoes.

. . . and the one from Coca-Cola . . .
Nor is the old red and white Santa Claus, or Santa Claus aka Father Christmas, with a white beard who brings children presents on Christmas Eve. The story goes back to a source of Holland, it is the legend of "Sinterklaas" The Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts to the children. It was the Coca Cola Company, which in the thirties for the worldwide spread of this image of Santa Claus, which caused Nicholas. Therefore, the color is, the corporate colors of Coca-Cola.(s.a. Santa Claus)

. . . and the one from the Sailors . . .
At the time, when Nicholas was bishop of Myra, with sailors from their ships once sailed across the Mediterranean One day a terrible storm broke. The sky was quite dark, and the raging waves. The storm caught the sail and tore it into many pieces. Then also broke the mast. The waves beat on the edge of the boat, and soon the ship was full of water in their distress thought the sailors to the Bishop of Myra, and cried aloud: »Nicholas, help us! Nicholas, help us!!« Then they suddenly saw a strange man standing at the helm of their ship. He gave them a friendly and reassuring and steered the ship safely through the water. Thus, despite the terrible storm, they reached the shore safely when they were got out there, was gone, the fearless and friendly helpers. As they walked to church in Myra, to thank God for their miraculous rescue.. But as they were amazed when they saw there, the Bishop Nicholas. He and no one else had been, who had safely steered their ship in the night by the storm. Then they fell before the bishop to his knees and thanked him wholeheartedly. But the bishop said: »Denkt an die Geschichte von Remember the story of Jesus, who is so strong that he even obeyed the storm on the lake Gennezaret. If you trust Jesus, you, nothing will happen!« The sailors took St. Nicholas as their patron. And Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors to this day.

Santa Claus
Due to the worldwide distribution of the image of Coca Cola Santa Claus in the thirties, it had to, over time more and more stories about "Santa Claus give." You had to answer the questions the children could. Where he lives, why can not visit him as he creates it in one night around the world. How does he do as much work alone? These and more questions over and over again are all well known? as the answers! His home is the North Pole, he prepares all year for the gifts that come with the sled and then distributed the gifts on Christmas Eve over the world. No problem to get into a closed building when using the fireplace. And of course, has the "Santa Claus" also a lot of helpers: Elves, goblins, and of course his reindeer. What would Father Christmas without these workers? It is clear that it does not follow from the beginning to the Christmas man. They complement again and again the stories of the saints with the white beard, were simply taken over again by others and created the present mixture of various fairy tales and inventions of some imaginative writers. Including Rudolph the 9th The Red-Nosed Reindeer. He was born in 1939 when the then 34-year-old copywriter Robert L. May of the Montgomery Ward Company, was asked if he could not come up with a Christmas story can be given to Santa Claus for the children to take home. He hit a poem by a reindeer named "Rollo", which helped the Santa Claus. The idea was well received, but the name does not even fit. The 4-year-old daughter, Mai's then chose the final name "Rudolph". Rudolph has dedicated an entire section in my website.