Christmas at the Kringle household isn't much different than any other Manitoba family, except for one thing. His son, Kris Kringle, a year-old environmental systems engineering student at the University of Regina, says having St. Nick's nickname often leads people to ask if his parents were making fun of him. But he doesn't mind. But although the father and son share the same enthusiasm for their merry moniker, there's one major difference — Papa Kringle wasn't born with it.
Kris Kringle Sr. Yet, St. But the origin of the name goes back much further. In the s, during the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther wanted to discourage the figure of St. Nicholas he believed praying to any saint was against Scripture. Christkind was modified to Kriss Kringle in the s and became a popular nickname in some countries for Santa Claus.
Nick and Kris Kringle evolved, but it still took a while for the current version of Santa Claus to develop. Two New Yorkers in the 19th century had much to do with how we view Santa Claus today.
Though some of his ideas were borrowed from folklore, he put it all together in what became a hugely popular poem. Even so, Santa Claus was still pictured in many different ways: from a rascally character wearing a blue, three-cornered hat to a man with a broad-brimmed hat wearing huge Flemish stockings.
Christmas, the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, is celebrated in a variety of ways around the world. Perhaps we will never truly know for sure, but we can certainly try to gain a deeper insight. Read on to find out who the real Kris Kringle is, how he is represented across the globe, and to learn about the vibrant and diverse traditions that surround him.
Kris Kringle is one of the lesser-known and least-researched avatar of the spirit of Christmas, but there are some things that we can know for certain about him.
In other words, the name is based on the idea that he is a literal personification of the baby Jesus himself. While most countries have adopted the modern concept of Santa Claus in the place of Kris Kringle and Old Father Christmas, in America, this name is still used by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
In German-speaking areas of the world such as Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Hungary — just to name a few — the Son of God is considered to be the traditional Christmas gift-bringer borne into the world in order to bring gifts to the people during Christmas time.
Kris Kringle, a. It is thought that children are forbidden from seeing the Christkind or Kris Kringle character in person, with the assumption that they will not receive any gifts that year if they attempt to spot him. Kris Kringle is also responsible for the traditional practice hang up our stockings on the altar above the fireplace, or what was first known as hanging our stockings in the chimney. Traditionally, the whole family will enter the living room to open their presents, before the parents tell their children that the Christkind has left after dropping off the gifts.
In some cultures, this departure is marked by ringing a small bell, typically done in secret by one of the adult family members. Many of those who celebrate Christmas to this day believe that the characterisation of Christmas stemmed from the life and attributes of Saint Nicholas of Myra, an early Christian bishop of Greek descent thought to have lived and worked from March to December However, he was also known as a secret gift-giver, and his reputation for this became widespread among faithful Christians.
St Nicholas could often be seen adorned in a deep red clerical garb, carrying a book of scriptures in one hand while making a hand gesture for the sign of the cross with the other. His generous and helpful nature was evident in everything that he did and this is, ultimately, what gave rise to the modern model of Sinterklaas and later, Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas Day — a. The traditions surrounding the day tend to differ depending on the country. In the evening, the Albanians will gather to light candles and fast from eating meat until the feast of roasted lamb and pork served to guests after midnight.
Over in France, however, a donkey is laden with baskets that are filled with a variety of biscuits, sweets and other gifts, all to give to the children upon arriving at their door on 6th December.
The whole family prepares for the arrival of both the donkey and the saint by telling each other stories about him. Based entirely on the Greek bishop St Nicholas, Sinterklaas is the Dutch portrayal of the patron saint of children.
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