December 8th, 2005, 09:37 PM
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U Want to know about Santa Claus???........
Hi Friends,
I wish u all a very very happy christmas and a prosperous new year
We all know abt Santaclaus........Here is the story abt Santa Claus
Many stories have been told about Nicholas, but one of the most famous is that as a young man, he heard about an honorable family with three daughters. Unfortunately, this family was poor. In those times, a girl who did not have a dowry would be unable to marry, and Nicholas heard that the father was going to have to send his daughters to a "brothel" to become prostitutes. When Nicholas heard of this terrible problem and the plight that the girls were in, he made up his mind to help the family. Legend tells us that as each girl reached the age when she needed her dowry, that Nicholas tossed a bag of gold through the family's window during the cover of night. Each bag was just right to pay for the dowry of the girl!
Nicholas was appointed as bishop of Myra; however, he was soon imprisoned by the Roman Emperor Diocletian who persecuted Christians. When Constantine the Great became Emperor, he released Nicholas. Nicholas had a reputation for being very generous and very kind, and was known for coming to the aid of people in need. Stories were told of Nicholas saving sailors lost in storms, rescuing children and giving gifts to the poor. When Nicholas died, he was buried in his church of Myra. Many miracles were attributed to Nicholas, and he was soon designated as Saint Nicholas.
The feast day of Saint Nicholas was December 6th, but after the Reformation, German Protestants celebrated the Christkindl (Christ Child) on his feast day, December 25th. Although the Christ Child was very revered, people did not want to give up such a popular hero as St. Nicholas. We now celebrate the Christ child and St. Nicholas together on December 25th. Because the information regarding St. Nicholas was mostly undocumented and is largely through tradition rather than known facts, "Saint" Nicholas was dropped from the official Roman Catholic calendar in 1969. However, he remains a favorite among many Catholic Christians
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