Who Is Santa Claus? A History Of St. Nicholas, The Christmas Tree, And The Three Wise Men by William Thomas Walsh
A History Of St. Nicholas, The Christmas Tree, And The Three Wise Men
A concise historical survey tracing how the fourth-century bishop of Myra, folk customs, and European ritual merged over centuries to produce the modern figures and practices associated with Christmas: the gift-bearing saint, the decorated evergreen, and the veneration of the Magi. The book examines documentary and popular sources to show how religious, cultural and pagan elements were adapted by Christian devotion and popular imagination, explaining the transformations of saintly biography, seasonal rites, and Epiphany traditions that underlie familiar holiday symbols today.
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