A survey of 849 professional Santas found that one-third of them don’t match the usual image of a roly-poly bearded white man.
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The North Pole, Greenland, Finland … or Turkey? All these countries lay claim to being the home of Santa Claus.
A legal expert looks at the dozens of laws Father Christmas is likely to be violating.
The custom of mailing printed Christmas cards in the 19th century was a product of the industrial revolution. It was influenced by older British holiday traditions − some entirely fictional.
You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. That doesn’t make him disreputable, just a reflection of changing American culture.
St Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, had an action hero side, historic documents show.
While Santa’s appearance may be synonymous with the season of goodwill, it doesn’t suggest he’s in the best of health.
I reviewed philosophers’ views on the ethics of deception and applied them to parental lies.
Over millennia St. Nicholas became the modern-day Santa Claus - transcending time, culture, and religion.
The Seven Lucky Gods usher in good fortune in the new year in Japan. Among them, Hotei plays the most prominent role, for he is considered not just a lucky god, but also a buddha.
Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas.
As a migrant family, participating in this ritual made us feel and appear more Australian, if only to ourselves.
The number of candidates running in party primaries has ballooned since 2010. That may result in extreme, inexperienced or controversial nominees who do not represent a majority of voters.
Two Christmas traditions – those around the birth of Jesus and Santa who brings gifts to all – contain strong elements of magic.
A surge in stock markets towards year end goes against the idea of rational traders, yet it often happens.
‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ is one of the most famous American poems. But who wrote it?
A tale of gassy reindeer and psychedelic mushrooms.
Many early stories praise her work ethic and devotion. But with Mrs. Claus usually hitting the North Pole’s glass ceiling, some writers started to push back.
Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.
Christmas was popularized in the United States during the American Civil War, when Harper’s Weekly featured the image of Santa Claus visiting the Union Army on its front page.
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