谁知道Santa Claus 这个词汇的来源?
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时间：2023-10-13 05:40
The Origins of Santa Claus
圣诞老人的来历
As winter rolls around again this year and the days become chillier, millions of people around the world will break out their winter coats and look forward with anticipation to the approaching holiday season. That's right, Christmas is upon us again. For some, that means digging out those old lights and ornaments out of the closet to hang on the Christmas tree. For others, it means frantic days of gift-shopping at the mall. For many children, Christmas is the season of Santa Claus, that mysterious and jolly invader of chimneys, soaring through the sky on his magical sled, bearing gifts for the nice and coal for the naughty.
Most people who celebrate Christmas are familiar with the figure of Santa Claus. However, few know the details of his origins or the fairly complex history of his development. Who is Santa Claus, and where did he come from? In this month's Profile, Bilingual Time takes the time to briefly explore the background of this holiday icon.
当冬天的脚步渐行渐近之时，天气也越来越冷，全球各地的数百万人都会将冬衣准备好并期待假期的来临。没错，圣诞节来了！对一些人而言，这意味着要将橱柜里往年的装饰灯具和装饰品倒腾出来挂在圣诞树上了。对另外一些人而言，这意味着要在商厦里疯狂地选购礼物了。但对一些孩子来说，圣诞节是那个神秘又开心、会爬烟囱、在他魔幻般的雪橇上从天空呼啸而过并给乖孩子送礼物向调皮鬼扔煤球的老人——圣诞老人的节日。大多数庆祝圣诞的人对圣诞老人都很熟悉。但是，几乎没有人知道他的起源及其复杂的发展史。谁是圣诞老人？他从哪来？本月的《人物》就来为你揭开这名节日偶像的神秘面纱。
The figure of Santa Claus actually has many different origins and is derived from a variety of traditions. Elements from these different traditions became incorporated together with time and proced the Santa Claus that we know today. The primary inspiration for Santa Claus is the 4th century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas of Myra. Nicholas resided in the ancient Lycian town of Myra, located in Byzantine Anatolia. Having devoted his entire life to Christianity at a young age, Nicholas became known for his generous gifts to the poor. One famous story tells of how he presented three impoverished daughters of a faithful Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes. Today, we continue to use Saint Nicholas (or Saint Nick) as a pseudonym for Santa Claus.
事实上，圣诞老人这个形象起源多样，来自不同的传统。而这些来自不同传统的因素随着时间的流逝逐渐融合，最终形成了我们今天所熟悉的圣诞老人。最初的圣诞老人形象源自4世纪的迈拉*主教——圣?尼克拉斯，他居住在小亚细亚拜占庭的古利西亚小镇迈拉。他在年轻的时候就将自己的一生都献给了*教并因慷慨地为贫弱之人捐献礼物而闻名。其中一个有名的故事讲述了他是如何资助3名虔诚而又贫弱无助的*徒，为她们置办嫁妆而让她们不至于沦落为妓女的事情。今天，我们仍然使用圣?尼克拉斯（或者圣?尼克）作为圣诞老人的别称。
Elements of Santa Claus folklore are also derived from Germanic traditions. In Proto-Germanic mythology, the god Odin would host a great hunting party for the gods and fallen warriors each year at Yule. It was an old tradition for children to fill their boots with carrots, straw, or sugar and place them near the chimney for Odin's flying horse, Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would then replace Sleipnir's food with gifts or candy to reward those children for their kindness. These practices survived after Germany's Christianization (also Belgium and the Netherlands) and the practice became associated with Saint Nicholas. Today, children continue to place stockings or socks near the chimney for Santa to place gifts in.
圣诞老人民间传说的因素还来自于德国的传统。在德国古老的神话中，欧丁神会在圣诞节那天为众神和死去的勇士举办盛大的狩猎狂欢会。所以对于孩子来说，这是个古老的传统，他们会在自己的靴子里塞满胡萝卜、稻草或者糖块并将靴子放在烟囱的附近，以便让欧丁奔驰的骏马斯雷皮涅来吃。欧丁会把麋鹿的食物换成礼物或者糖果，作为好心孩子的回报。这些习惯在德国（还有比利时和荷兰）被*化后保留了下来并和圣?尼克拉斯联系起来。今天，孩子们仍然将长袜或者短袜放在烟囱的附近，以便圣诞老人放礼物进去。
In the Netherlands, Saint Nicholas is also known by the shortened form of his name Sinterklass. The popular North American form Santa Claus is actually a mispronunciation of the Dutch form. Parallels in the lore of Santa's helpers can also be traced to stories told in the Netherlands about a young Ethiopian slave boy named Peter. According to the story, Saint Nicholas freed Peter from a Myra market, and the boy was so thankful he decided to stay with Nicholas as a helper. In Dutch, Nicholas's helper is known as Zwarte Piet (black Peter). Many have felt the name to contain racial connotations. Today, Zwarte Piet has become a modern servant who has a black face because he climbs through chimneys and gets soot all over him.
在荷兰，圣?尼克拉斯被简称为圣特克拉斯。北美普遍的称呼——Santa Claus事实上来自于荷兰发错音的Sinterklass。而谈到圣诞老人的助手，可追溯到荷兰的民间故事，那是有关一个叫做皮特的年少埃塞俄比亚奴隶男孩的故事：圣?尼克拉斯在迈拉的市场上给皮特赎身，皮特对此感激涕零，决定成为尼克拉斯的助手。在荷兰，尼克拉斯的助手被称为Zwarte Piet（黑皮特），很多人认为这个称呼包含种族方面的言外之意。今天，Zwarte Piet成为了现代的仆人，他因爬烟囱沾得满身烟灰，面色由此变黑。
参考资料：http://blog.qq.com/qzone/622005115/1196993054.htm
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时间：2023-10-13 05:40
在德国中部和北部地区，尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”，在英国被称为“圣诞父亲”，被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“Santa Claus”。
应该是吧,其实每个国家的叫法都不一样的.
意大利的圣诞老人叫La Befana ；法国的圣诞老人叫Father Christmas或Pere Noel ；瑞士的圣诞老人叫Christkindl或Christ Child；斯勘的纳维亚地区的圣诞人叫julenisse 或 juletomte ；而英国的圣诞老人和法国一样也叫Father Christmas（圣诞之父），
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时间：2023-10-13 05:41
大多数人都知道Christmas的意思就是庆祝耶稣*的生日，他是*神的儿子。
圣诞节一词源于一个英语词组“Cristes Masse”，意思就是*教徒的集会，在公元前354年12.25日那天，由罗马教皇创立的。他选择这个日子为官方的庆祝*诞生的日子。在那以前，听说有好多个所谓耶稣诞生日，这些日子有些甚至都不确定是否为耶稣诞生日。
庆祝圣诞节，包括亮晶晶的陈列，经常存在的圣诞老人，集会庆祝，以及唱颂歌，烤节日饼干，装扮槲寄生和有闪亮花环的圣诞树，还有那圣诞树下的圣诞礼物包。圣诞节的中心思想是一个庆祝家庭，爱，感激他人，以及朋友之间表示感谢互赠礼物等。
在欧洲，传统上在12.24晚，许多人和家庭，朋友一起过圣诞夜，他们吃火鸡大餐，然后以圣诞布丁（一块有夹心的大蛋糕）压轴。每个人都会把自己一年的故事分享给大家或者拿出过往的新闻读给大家听。大餐结束后还有游戏。在12.25的圣诞节上，和家人一起吃早餐和午餐是习俗，然后是一些小运动，比如压马路，可以帮助消化食物。
在德国中部和北部地区，尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”，在英国被称为“圣诞父亲”，被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“Santa Claus”。
