Santa Claus

Santa Claus, wanda aka fi sani da Uba Kirsimeti, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, ko kawai Santa, wani mutum ne mai ban mamaki wanda ya samo asali daga al'adun Kiristanci na Yamma wanda aka ce ya kawo kyautai a lokacin maraice da dare a kan Kirsimeti Kirsimeti ga yara "kyakkyawan" yara, kuma ko dai gawayi ko ba komai ga 'ya'ya masu lalata'.An ce ya cim ma hakan ne da taimakon elves na Kirsimeti, waɗanda ke kera kayan wasan yara a cikin bitarsa ​​ta Pole ta Arewa, da kuma barewa masu tashi waɗanda ke ja da iska.

Halin zamani na Santa ya dogara ne akan al'adun gargajiyar da ke kewaye da Saint Nicholas, ɗan Turanci na Uba Kirsimeti, da kuma siffar Sinterklaas na Dutch.

Gabaɗaya ana siffanta Santa a matsayin ɗan wasa, mai daɗi, mai farin gemu, sau da yawa tare da abubuwan kallo, sanye da rigar ja mai farar kwala da ƙwanƙwasa, wando ja-ja-ja-jama-cuffed, jar hula mai farar fur, da baƙar fata bel da takalma, ɗauke da jaka mai cike da kyaututtuka ga yara.Yawancin lokaci ana kwatanta shi da dariya ta hanyar da ke kama da "ho ho ho".Wannan hoton ya zama sananne a Amurka da Kanada a cikin karni na 19 saboda tasiri mai mahimmanci na waƙar 1823 "A Visit from St. Nicholas".Mawallafin Caricaturist da ɗan wasan kwaikwayo na siyasa Thomas Nast shima ya taka rawa wajen ƙirƙirar hoton Santa.An kiyaye wannan hoton kuma an ƙarfafa shi ta hanyar waƙa, rediyo, talabijin, littattafan yara, al'adun Kirsimeti na iyali, fina-finai, da talla.