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Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Рождество and simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is сказал(-а) to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Рождество Eve, December 24. The modern figure was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea....

Last edited 21 December 2007

If a link is to be believed, most of us Fanpop users live in cities или their suburbs. For those of us who do, I issue another challenge, but this time it's not designing your own game или Письмо poetry. This is a Рождество challenge, so it follows in the spirit of the holiday. We can all get caught up in the glamour of the holiday (in both meanings of the word), but regardless of your belief in the divinity of Jesus, the holiday is to commemorate his birth, and since most of the history we have of him is about his caring for the disenfranchised, poor and sick, I...