Santa Claus

Santa Claus（ England: Santa Claus)ChristmasIt is assumed that you come,OverheadGrandfather.

Alias "サンタ」。Father Christmas.

Northern hemisphereSoSeasonWinterFor the sake of,ReindeerソリRiding, there is many a thing which comes, butSouthern hemisphereSoSeasonSummerFor the sake of,SurfingSo there are also times when you come.

There is also about actually Santa Claus's recognition is done.

As for homeThe North Pole、 Norway、Finland、 Denmark、IcelandAnd so on, land north.

サンタクロース
Santa Claus

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Origin

East Roman Empire small Asia around 4th centuryBishopChristianityTeaching fatherSaintly ニコラウスLegend is designated as the beginning, but it is said that it is not historical fact.

As for certain day ニコラウス, being poor, you knew that it has the house which cannot provide the daughter to the wife threw the gold coin to the window of that house. As for the daughter the legend that is left at this gold coin it was possible to go to the wife and, also "the service person of miracle" is called. In addition as for ニコラウス studyProtection saintIt is revered as. In addition,Ant mortar heresyWith it was the great teaching father who fought. At churchSaintAsLine saintBecause it is done, saint (cent naming) ニコラウス is used. ThisNorth EuropeWith accent, you became Santa Claus, it seems.

In addition, this gold coin exactly is assumed that from the fact that it enters into the sock which was dried in side of the fireplace, the custom which inserts the present in the sock which is hung was possible.

east Greek Orthodox Church type, as for Santa Claus to be cent ニコラウス strictly, as for holiday of the cent ニ コ louse12 month 6 day. (Saintly name holidayWhen item reference) the children in this day hang the sock in the bedside, those where it has entered into next morning are the candy. As for December 25th at the day when it goes to the Mass, there is no present.

Santa Claus's form

That form and name differ depending upon the country.

Japan, it has worn the red clothes as a smile. Inserting the Christmas present in the white big sack, the nose which it shoulders in the shoulder, is redReindeerPullsSledIt rides and flies through the sky, while the children of the house 々 are sleeping, it distributes the present.SmokestackIt assumes that it enters into the empty house, but being no one has seen when there is no smokestack, whether why it is it is unclear. When there is no smokestack depending upon the booklet regarding Santa Claus for the child, when it comes coming out of the picture of television, there are also some which have been explained.

Santa Claus who is acknowledged widely in Japan and the like has worn the red clothes, but as for this the Catholic churchParamentIt is derived from color,1931 yearCoca colaAsking the ハッドン sand bromo of the artist because the corporation uses for the advertisement, it assumes that those which dressed the red clothes where it is the image color of the respective company spread.

Even in Japan, wearing the red clothes, the grandfather who rode in the horse which does not have the neck (Year God)New Year's EveThere was also an area which has the belief that it distributes to the child who is good having the present in the night.

Germany is old, as for サンタwith the twins, as for the one person to distribute the present to the child which is good wearing the clothes of crimson white, panish in the child where already, the one person wearing the clothes of black and brown, is bad, both the figure JapanRaw baldnessIt has been similar.

New Zealand it rides in surfing.

Reindeer

The sky where Santa Claus rides as for the reindeer which pulls ソリ which it flies eight time, poet クレメント C Moore of the United States (Clement C. Moore) Poem "it is before the Christmas, it is" (The Night Before Christmas) according to, it is name below each one.

  • ダッシャー (Dasher)
  • Dancer (Dancer)
  • Plan sir (Prancer)
  • ヴィクセン (Vixen)
  • ドンダー (Donder)
  • ブリッツェン (Blitzen)
  • Cupid (Cupid)
  • Comet (Comet)

In addition furthermore, song "of reindeer of red nose" (field subject: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ) As seen, it is assumed that it runs the first, the reindeer of the name, ルドルフ as their lead parts.

Official recognition Santa Claus

GreenlandInternational Santa Claus association officially recognizes. About 180 people it is in the world.
With Japanese,1998 year mambo musicianParadise YamamotoHas become official recognition Santa Claus.

Santa Claus work of subject

Music

映画

  • 『悪魔のサンタクロース 惨殺の斧』（1984年、アメリカ）
  • 『サンタクロース』（1985年、アメリカ）
  • 『ザ・ナイトメア・ビフォア・クリスマス』（1993年、アメリカ）
  • 『サンタクローズ』（1994年、アメリカ）
  • 『レスリー・ニールセン・裸のサンタクロース』（2000年、アメリカ、テレビ放映用）
  • 『サンタクロース・リターンズ! クリスマス危機一髪』（2002年、アメリカ）
  • 『バッドサンタ』（2004年、アメリカ）

アニメ・特撮

漫画

  • 「わしはサンタじゃ!!」（光原伸『アウター・ゾーン』の1エピソード）
  • 『いつだってMyサンタ!』（赤松健作品）

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