Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas, who loved to help poor families all his life. Once he helped three poor teenagers and gave them three bags of gold to escape the misfortune of being sold.

When Nicholas secretly gave one of the bags of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold through one of the windows and fell right into a stocking on the wall. So, the way to give presents in Christmas socks is to go door to door and ask for candy!

2. The prototype of Santa Claus does have real people in history. He was the Bishop Saint Nicholas who lived in Milla (now Turkish territory) in the 4th century AD.

In the 4th century AD, Nicholas was born in Patala, Asia Minor. His family was rich and his parents were very enthusiastic Catholic friends. Unfortunately, his parents died young. When Nicholas grew up, he donated all his wealth to poor people, and he became a monk, devoted himself to the church and served the society all his life. Nicholas later became a priest and was promoted to bishop.

During his life, he did a lot of charitable work, and he liked to help the poor in secret. Santa Claus was his later nickname, and the name came from the story that he secretly sent money to help three girls.

Nicholas was honored as a saint after his death. He was an old man with a white beard wearing a red robe and a red hat. Every Christmas, he comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by deer, enters houses through the chimney, and puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds or in front of the stove.

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Christmas regional characteristics

1, Britain: British people pay the most attention to eating at Christmas, including roast pig, turkey, Christmas pudding, Christmas minced meat pie and so on. Every family member has a gift, and so does the servant. All the gifts are delivered on Christmas morning. Some Christmas carolers sing good news from door to door, and they will be invited into the house by their hosts, served with refreshments or given small gifts.

2. The United States: Because the United States is a country composed of many ethnic groups, it is also the most complicated situation for Americans to celebrate Christmas. Immigrants from various countries still follow the customs of their motherland. However, at Christmas time, the garlands and other unique arrangements outside the doors of Americans are the same.

3. China: Although Christmas is a holiday introduced from the west, it is as popular in China as in other countries.

4. In China, there is a custom of giving apples to relatives and friends on Christmas Eve, and this custom was actually initiated by China people. Apple's "apple" is homophonic with the "ping" of peace, so there is the custom of sending apples on Christmas Eve. Even foreigners admire the brains of China people.

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