英语文化：圣诞老公公的由来

　　There was once an old man, whose name was Nicholas, who loved to help poor people in his life. One time he helped three poor little evacuation three bags of gold they were sold to escape the misfortune. When Nicholas secretly among them a bag of gold sent one woman, he put the gold, just from which a Windows thrown in to go into the scene in the wall of a stocking. So, the gift of socks on Christmas gifts from house to house method to candy!

　　It is said that Christmas Eve night, Christmas husband guild driving a reindeer sled loaded with gifts ready to send some of this year to show very good little friend, he will quietly climbed into the house from the chimney, the gift stuffed in the bed socks. So, the children will always be the strips of colour profusion stockings at the head of a bed, and socks next to put a cup of hot milk to quench their thirst toiled Santa Claus, and send gift to yourself. Every day every child can not wait to open the ceremony, to know what they get reward.

　　Arrived in 1822, a Dutch missionaries to the great philanthropist story spread to the United States, American businessman more special marketing gimmick, the annual use of this festival fanfare advertising, make a lot of money, in Asia, Japan and other countries would follow their example. So the custom of decorating the Christmas old people to celebrate the Christmas has come to the rest of the world.

　　从前有一个老人，名叫尼古拉斯，他一生最爱帮助贫穷的人家。其中有一次他帮助三个贫穷的少后送他们三袋金子以逃过被卖的不幸。当尼古拉斯偷偷把其中一袋金子送给其中一名女子时，他把金子从其中一个窗户扔进去，恰好掉进景在壁上的一长袜中。于是，将礼物放在圣诞袜子的送礼方法家挨户地去要糖果哟!

　　据说平安夜的晚上，圣诞节老公公会驾着驯鹿雪橇满载着礼物准备送点这一年来表现很好的小朋友，他会悄悄地从烟囱爬进屋内，礼物塞在挂在床头的袜子里。所以孩子总会把一条条色彩缤纷的袜子挂在床头，并在袜子旁边放杯热牛奶给劳苦功高的圣诞老人解渴，并送份大礼给自己。隔天每一个小朋友都迫不及待地打开礼，想知道自己得到什么奖励。

　　到了1822年，一位荷兰传教士把这位伟大慈善家的故事传到美国之后，美国商人更以特殊的行销手法，每年利用这个节日大张旗鼓地宣传广告，大赚一笔，在亚洲的日本及其它各国也群起效尤。因此装扮圣诞老人来庆祝圣诞节的风俗习惯也就渐渐地流行到世界各国了。