奇速英语

Tonight is the night when children in much of the western world will be waiting for a fat man in red and white to pass by on his sleigh and climb down the chimney to deliver the Christmas presents. Santa Clause, or Father Christmas has，of course, become a much-loved institution. And while we all know, he lives at the North Pole, you might not realize he’s actually from Turkey.

For a country that doesn’t officially celebrate Christmas, they are putting on quite a Santa show at this Istanbul shopping center. Festive musicians and Santa hats. We all know who he is, but do we know who he was? Crowds of pilgrims come here to remember Saint Nicolas. He was bishop of the town in the 4th century. Nicolas’ kindness became known after his death    

Everyone dreams for the coming of Santa Clause to bring him something.Stories about him spread throughout the centuries including one in which he helped a poor merchant who couldn’t afford dowry for his daughters. In the dead of night, Nicolas came to throw gold into his house. But the windows were barred so he set to have hauled it down the chimney landing, yes, you guessed it, in the girls’ stocking hung up to dry. 

I guess, I thought, Santa Clause was just a commercial business. But I learned here today that he was a real man that did great things. And he is a legend continued.

I ‘m proud because he was a saint. He helped all the people. He helped us. And now he helped me every day.Very few people knows this fact.

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