18 Dias para o Natal - Desde São Nicolau até ao Pai Natal

«Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and simply "Santa", is a fantasy figure with legendary, mythical,historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children on the night before Christmas, December 24. However in some European countries children receive their presents on St. Nicholas' Day, December 6. The modern figure of Santa Claus was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, was part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of Christian bishop and gift giver Saint Nicholas. During the Christianization of Germanic Europe, this figure may have absorbed elements of the god Odin, who was associated with the Germanic pagan midwinter event of Yule and led the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession through the sky» (Wikipedia).

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São Nicolau de Myra (séc. XIII, Mosteiro de Santa Catarina, Sinai - Link)

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Joseph Mauder, St. Nicholas (c. 1907-15 - Link)

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Thomas Nast, Merry Old Santa Claus (1881 - Link)

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Norman Rockwell, Christmas Santa Reading Mail (1935 - Link)

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Pai Natal de chocolate, "Fantasia de Natal" (Museu dos Biscainhos - Link)

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Pai Natal (Museu dos Biscainhos - Link)

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