谁知道Santa Claus 这个词汇的来源?也就是说这个对圣诞老人的称呼的词汇怎么来的?如果说，美

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The Origins of Santa Claus
圣诞老人的来历
As winter rolls around again this year and the days bee chillier, millions of people around the world will break out their winter coats and look forward with anticipation to the approaching holiday season. That's right, Christmas is upon us again. For some, that means digging out those old lights and ornaments out of the closet to hang on the Christmas tree. For others, it means frantic days of gift-shopping at the mall. For many children, Christmas is the season of Santa Claus, that mysterious and jolly invader of chimneys, soaring through the sky on his magical sled, bearing gifts for the nice and coal for the naughty.
Most people who celebrate Christmas are familiar with the figure of Santa Claus. However, few know the details of his origins or the fairly plex history of his development. Who is Santa Claus, and where did he e from? In this month's Profile, Bilingual Time takes the time to briefly explore the background of this holiday icon.
当冬天的脚步渐行渐近之时,天气也越来越冷,全球各地的数百万人都会将冬衣准备好并期待假期的来临.没错,圣诞节来了!对一些人而言,这意味着要将橱柜里往年的装饰灯具和装饰品倒腾出来挂在圣诞树上了.对另外一些人而言,这意味着要在商厦里疯狂地选购礼物了.但对一些孩子来说,圣诞节是那个神秘又开心、会爬烟囱、在他魔幻般的雪橇上从天空呼啸而过并给乖孩子送礼物向调皮鬼扔煤球的老人——圣诞老人的节日.大多数庆祝圣诞的人对圣诞老人都很熟悉.但是,几乎没有人知道他的起源及其复杂的发展史.谁是圣诞老人?他从哪来?本月的《人物》就来为你揭开这名节日偶像的神秘面纱.
The figure of Santa Claus actually has many different origins and is derived from a variety of traditions. Elements from these different traditions became incorporated together with time and produced the Santa Claus that we know today. The primary inspiration for Santa Claus is the 4th century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas of Myra. Nicholas resided in the ancient Lycian town of Myra, located in Byzantine Anatolia. Having devoted his entire life to Christianity at a young age, Nicholas became known for his generous gifts to the poor. One famous story tells of how he presented three impoverished daughters of a faithful Christian with dowries so that they would not have to bee prostitutes. Today, we continue to use Saint Nicholas (or Saint Nick) as a pseudonym for Santa Claus.
事实上,圣诞老人这个形象起源多样,来自不同的传统.而这些来自不同传统的因素随着时间的流逝逐渐融合,最终形成了我们今天所熟悉的圣诞老人.最初的圣诞老人形象源自4世纪的迈拉基督主教——圣?尼克拉斯,他居住在小亚细亚拜占庭的古利西亚小镇迈拉.他在年轻的时候就将自己的一生都献给了基督教并因慷慨地为贫弱之人捐献礼物而闻名.其中一个有名的故事讲述了他是如何资助3名虔诚而又贫弱无助的基督徒,为她们置办嫁妆而让她们不至于沦落为妓女的事情.今天,我们仍然使用圣?尼克拉斯（或者圣?尼克）作为圣诞老人的别称.
Elements of Santa Claus folklore are also derived from Germanic traditions. In Proto-Germanic mythology, the god Odin would host a great hunting party for the gods and fallen warriors each year at Yule. It was an old tradition for children to fill their boots with carrots, straw, or sugar and place them near the chimney for Odin's flying horse, Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would then replace Sleipnir's food with gifts or candy to