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SantaClaus圣诞老人的由来英语作文 TheoriginalSantaClaus，St。Nicholas，wasbornintheancientsoutheasternTurkishtownofLyciaearlyinthefourthcentury。Hisgenerositywaslegend，andhewasparticularlyfondofchildren。WeknowthisprimarilythroughRomanaccountsofhispatronageofyouth，whicheventuallyledtohisbecomingthepatronsaintofchildren。ThroughouttheMiddleAges，andwellbeyond，hewasreferredtobymanynamesnoneofthemSantaClaus。ChildrentodaywouldnotatallrecognizetheSt。NickwhobroughtgiftstoEuropeanchildrenhundredsofyearsagoexceptperhapsforhiscascadingwhitebeard。Hemadehisroundsinfullred—and—whitebishop'srobes，completewithtwinpeakedmiterandcrookedcrozier。Hewaspulledbynofleetfootedreindeer，butcoaxedinindolentdonkey。AndhearrivednotlateonChristmasEve，butonhisChristianfeastday，December6。Thegiftsheleftbesidethehearthwereusuallysmall：fruit，nuts，hardcandies，woodandclayfigurines。DuringtheProtestantReformationofthesixteenthcentury，St。NicholaswasbanishedfrommostEuropeancountries。Replacinghimweremoresecularfigures，whoingeneralwerenotatcenterstageatthatpointinhistory。TheDutchkepttheSt。Nicholastraditionalive。Asthe"protectorofsailors，"St。NicholasgracedtheprowofthefirstDutchshipthatarrivedinAmerica。AndthefirstchurchbuiltinNewYorkCitywasnamedafterhim。TheDutchbroughtwiththemtotheNewWorldtwoChristmasitemsthatwerequicklyAmericanized。InsixteenthcenturyHolland，childrenplacedwoodenshoesbythehearththenightofSt。Nicholas'sarrival。Theshoeswerefilledwithstraw，amealforthesaint'sgiftladendonkey。Inreturn，Nicholaswouldasmalltreatintoeachclog。InAmerica，theshoewasreplacedwiththestocking，hungbythechimney。TheDutchspelledSt。Nicholas"SaintNikolass，"whichintheNewWorldbecame"Sinterklass"。laterchangedto"SantaClaus"。MuchofmoderndaySantaClauslore，includingthereindeerdrawnsleigh，originatedinAmerica。Dr。ClementClarkeMoorecomposed"TheNightBeforeChristmas"in1822，toreadtohischildrenonChristmasEve。ThepoemmighthaveremainedprivatelyintheMoorefamilyifafriendhadnotmailedacopyofit（withoutauthorialattribution）toanewspaperandbecamepartoftheSantalegend。ItwasinAmeric