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Parents, please be advised that the following story contains frank, adult discussion about Santa. (Whatever the experts say, we're not taking any chances with putting ourselves on the naughty list.)
First, Santa spoiler alert! And, parents, you know what we mean. When Melissa Marion's 8-year-old son, Johnny, came home from school saying that a classmate had said Santa wasn’t real, she knew ...
According to historical records, Santa is real.He's real in the sense that he was an actual person. Otherwise known as Saint Nicholas, his story goes all the way back to the 3rd century.
This policy allows for the free exchange of information, and for truth about Santa Claus to be presented. One must always present the truth as best one can. Although "truth" is a tricky concept, it is not when it comes to Santa Claus. Besides the fact that the myth is traceable, and every adult is told at some point that it has always been ...
An example of a public and private cooperative venture is the opportunity for expatriate and local children and parents to receive postmarked mail and greeting cards from Santa during December in the Finnish Embassy in Beijing, People's Republic of China, [99] Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland, and the People's Republic of China Postal ...
The best known of these figures today is red-dressed Santa Claus, of diverse origins. The name Santa Claus can be traced back to the Dutch Sinterklaas , which means Saint Nicholas. Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek bishop of Myra , a city in the Roman province of Lycia , whose ruins are 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from modern Demre in southwest Turkey.
"When a child starts asking if Santa Claus is real, most parents I know — myself included — either say 'of course,' or redirect the question to not quite answer it," says Emily Edlynn, Ph.D ...
Hayes points out one big perk to having a Santa-free household at the holidays: gratitude. "The kids have a new understanding of the work that goes into it," Hayes shares.