Who is Santa Clause?
Who is Santa Clause?
By Donna J.=20
Jodhan
He comes primarily at Christmas Time =
but did you=20
know that he is always with us? Many of our youngest ones think =
that he=20
lives in the far North but in reality he lives anywhere and=20
everywhere.
In North America and colder countries, =
he makes his=20
entry into our homes through our chimneys and the modern day Santa can =
also=20
leave his presents outside the doors of our condos and town =
houses. He can=20
travel in so many different ways; on a sleigh, on a motorcycle, on a =
truck, by=20
bicycle, by ship or boat, by plane or helicopter, and even on =
foot. It all=20
depends on where he is and what he needs to do in order to get where he =
needs to=20
go.
Believe it or not, Santa Clause goes by =
so many=20
different names and it can be easily said that he has several different=20
aliases. In the colder countries he is known as either Santa =
Clause or=20
Father Christmas. In the Eastern countries he is known as St. Nick =
and in=20
the warmer tropical countries he is known as Sandy Clause! Of =
course,=20
there are other names for him as well.
To the wide-eyed kid he is the one in a =
red suit=20
and wears a white beard and he has a huge laugh of ho, ho, ho! He =
brings=20
toys and goodies down the chimneys of homes and he hands out gifts at =
malls and=20
at parties. He shows up at parades, he hands out toys from open =
roofed=20
trucks, and he lugs his goodies on bicycles, motorcycles and on his =
back. =20
He even drops off his gifts by ship, boat, helicopter, and =
plane.
This is who he is to those little ones =
who still=20
believe in Santa. However, there is more to this fat jolly man =
than just=20
the one who does these things.
Whenever we smile at a stranger, nod a =
greeting to=20
someone that we do not know, or take the time to give a gift to someone =
who is=20
less fortunate than we are, these are all deeds of Santa Clause’s =
generosity and=20
in essence we to are Santa Clause in or own way but we do not have to =
wait until=20
Christmas to do this.
The secret of Christmas may be =
this! It’s not=20
the things you do at Christmas time, but the Christmas things you do all =
year=20
through! Taken from a Christmas song.
Merry Christmas from =
me!
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