Why is Santa Claus known as St Nicholas?
Why is Santa Claus known as St Nicholas?
The Artist Formerly Known as Saint Nick (Picture; Getty)
Santa. Father Christmas. Kris Kringle. A man who goes by many names.
But the festive figure who delivers our presents on Christmas Eve actually has a far more religious origin than those jolly monikers would suggest.
Long before he became the rotund man in the red suit with the army of flying reindeer, the origin of the Santa Claus we know…
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