However, few know the legend that links the birth of the Lord to the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
There are many who believe that Santa Claus lives in Lapland, with his wife, Santa, and the elves who help him make toys to give on Christmas Eve to good children or those who say that Santa is a spirit that roams the earth. , with the sleigh pulled by reindeer, to reward the obedient children. There are countless legends that explain the appearance of gifts under the Christmas tree.
One of them says that the Mother of God, being overwhelmed by the pains of childbirth, asked Santa Claus for shelter. Reasoning that he was poor, he refused, but sent her to his younger and richer brother, Santa Claus. Arriving at Christmas’s house, the Mother of God finds his wife, Christmas, at home and asks her for shelter.
The Christmas girl did not think long, but knowing her bad and unfaithful husband, she does not receive her in the house and sends her to give birth in the cattle stable. Then, without telling her husband, Christmas helps the Mother of God to give birth to the Baby Jesus.
Finding out about Christmas, he punishes his wife and cuts off her hands. Miraculously, the Mother of God heals her and sticks her hands back together.
Seeing this miracle and learning that in his stable the Lord Jesus was born, Christmas repents and asks God for forgiveness, thus becoming “the first Christian.”
It is said that he repented so much that the next day he distributed his entire fortune to the poor children, and since then, every year, on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus comes with the reindeer-drawn sleigh, enters the chimney and he puts under us the long-awaited gifts.
The legend of poor old man
It is said that Santa Claus existed a long time ago and that he was an old man who made toys.
He liked this so much that he made them all year round, and on December 25 he sold them at a fair (he sold them very cheaply, because people were not very wealthy).
One day, at Christmas, on the way back from the fair to the house, the old man sees three children at the window who had not received anything on that special day.
The old man sees that those children are sad and wants to give them something; he had no toys with him, because it was the first time he had sold them all. He wanted so badly to give them a toy as a gift and so, miraculously, one appeared on the bottom of the bag.
In this way, he made the children happy. Then he wanted to be able to make toys for all the children, even for the poor ones, who can’t buy their dream toys.
An injured deer appeared in front of him. The old man bandaged her, and she, as a sign of gratitude, made the reindeer and the sleigh appear. The old, old rags of the old man changed into beautiful, red ones. That’s how Santa appeared.
The legend of the old shepherd and the faithful dog
This legend is the story of an old shepherd and his faithful dog. At dusk, the old man wants to find a place where he can stay overnight.
As he walks through the night, the dog begins to talk to him. He tells her that he sees an extremely beautiful star in the sky and urges him to follow her. The old man agrees and follows the light of the star together.
At one point, in a desert, I find a stable with a woman and her baby. As it got colder and colder outside, the cattle in the stable were trying to warm the little one and His mother with their breath.
Seeing this, the pastor (who was actually Santa Claus) covers the woman and the child with the sheepskin he had on him. In order not to be cold overnight, the old man sits among the sheep, to warm himself.
Early in the morning, as he leaves the stable, he is surrounded by a bright white light. He realizes that the end has come and he is coming before God.
Because He gave Mother and Baby the garment he had on him, God rewarded him and made him the one who brings joy every year. Santa Claus has remained his name to this day.