One of the most popular story of St. Nicholas is that he helped three poor sisters with dowries so that they can be married and saved them to be sold to a slavery by their father. The Orthodox Church later raised St. Nicholas, miracle worker, to a position of great esteem
The Dutch immigrants in America propagated their one of their favorite custom Sinter Klass their. It got popularity by the patriot and antiquarian, John Pintard. He founded the New York Historical Society in 1804, promoted St. Nicholas as patron saint. In January 1809, Washington Irving (1789-1853) joined the society and his work 'Knickerbocker History' gave reference to the legend of Saint Nicholas Day as then it was then observed by the Dutch.
On the first anniversary of the Society in St. Nicholas Day which is on December 6, 1810,
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Santa Claus is a mythical character which actually a combination of different facts. The origin of Santa Claus evolved during the ages along with the facts like,-the story of three magi who gave gifts to baby Jesus on the day he was born, the myth of St. Nicholas, Dutch immigrants went to America and their Sinter Klass became Santa Claus in America, then contribution of the people like Washington Irving, Clement Moore, Thomas Nast and atlast the Coca Cola Ad who gave Santa today's visual form.
The Origin of Santa is not story one day or few years had been developing during the centuries.
