Sunday, December 20, 2015

Where Did Santa Come From?

Ho, ho, ho...


Santa making Christmas merry.

Any kid can tell you where Santa Claus is from—the North Pole. But his historical journey is even longer and more fantastic than his annual, one-night circumnavigation of the globe, Brian Handwerk reports on nationalgeographic.com.

The modern American Santa was born in the Mediterranean, evolved across northern Europe, and finally assumed his now-familiar form on the shores of the New World. Who is this Santa, and how did he get here?

I especially like this story because it turns out jolly Old St. Nick is buried not far from where I was stationed in Italy while in the Air Force.


Santa gif: Pinterest.

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