do you think that there is the need of santa in present time also?
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Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary[1] character originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved children on the night of Christmas Eve (24 December) or during the early morning hours of Christmas Day (25 December).[2] The modern character of Santa Claus was based on traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas (a fourth-century Greek bishop and gift-giver of Myra), the British figure of Father Christmas, and the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas (himself also based on Saint Nicholas). Some maintain Santa Claus also absorbed elements of the Germanic deity Wodan, who was associated with the pagan midwinter event of Yule and led the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession through the sky.
Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles—wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots and carrying a bag full of gifts for children. This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast.[3][4][5] This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, films, and advertising.
In modern folklore, Santa Claus is said to make lists of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior, and to deliver presents, including toys and candy, to all of the well-behaved children in the world, and coal to all the misbehaving children, on the night of Christmas Eve. He is said to accomplish this feat with the aid of his elves, who make the toys in his workshop at the North Pole, and his flying reindeer, who pull his sleigh.[6][7] He is commonly portrayed as living at the North Pole, and laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho".
⚫Christmas for grown-ups might mean rum and plum cakes but rewind back to childhood and the struggle to be on
Santa Claus’ ‘Good List’ is real.
⚫While most early Christmases meant chasing Santas at schools and family gatherings, coming-of-age revealed that the exercise was a futile one, for realisation struck that Santa was nothing but a fictional character.
⚫ So when do children grow out of the aura of the potbellied hero of their time.
⚫A recent international study conducted by a psychologist from the University of Exeter in the UK revealed that children stop believing in Santa at the age of eight.
⚫The study also shows the threat of being on Santa’s naughty list doesn’t work for many children, and many youngsters continue to pretend they believe in Father Christmas even when they know he doesn’t exist.
⚫LT talks to parents and kids to know their kids’ understanding of Santa.
⚫IT’S ALL ABOUT GIFTS
⚫Homemaker Saloni Gulati reveals her six-year-old daughter Anaaya has unflinching faith on everything that is Santa.
⚫“My daughter is now old enough to experience the joy of celebrating festivals with all fervour, so why ruin it? She fully believes in the concept of Santa Claus and has got stockings this year to receive gifts from him.
⚫She even prayed to one of her teachers as she was dressed up as Santa at school.
⚫I have no intention of being a killjoy and will let her find out on her own whether their actually is a Santa Clause or not,” says Saloni.
⚫Ditto for Rajul Agarwal whose five-year-old daughter Rajjika tries hard to feature on Santa’s ‘Good List’ around Christmas.
⚫“I notice a change in her behaviour around Christmas, where she will try to be very obedient and good so that she does not end up on Santa’s ‘Naughty List’.
⚫She fully believes in Santa but gets scared of the skinny ones she sees at malls.
⚫She knows they are not real,” says Rajul.
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