The Economist-20241221期「The Economist explains」Where does Santa come from?
02 全文梳理
【Para1】抛出话题👉大家都很熟悉圣诞老人，但这一形象从何而来呢？
【Para2】追溯起源👉Santa Clause的名字来源于前希腊主教St Nicholas，是东正教国家所爱戴的圣人。
【Para3】从St Nicholas到Father Christmas👉宗教改革废弃了人们对圣人的崇拜，于是英国有了新的圣诞日期和节庆形象（圣诞老人）。
【Para4】传统复辟👉在美国，随着荷兰教徒的移居和反英文化，人们又回归尼古拉斯的叫法且转变为Santa Clause.
【Para5】形象推广👉圣诞老人的形象由《尼克博克的纽约史》一书推广开来，其中大肚子和驯鹿等元素一直沿用至今。
【Para6】各地传统👉现在也并非所有的圣诞节都是12月25日，仍有地方保留其自身的传统。
【Para7】作者点评👉即便各地传统仍然存在，圣诞老人和圣诞节仍然极大程度受到美国版本的影响。
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Where does Santa come from?
How a miracle-working Greek bishop, Dutch folk figure and early New York icon became the ubiquitous symbol of Christmas
Where does Santa come from?
How a miracle-working Greek bishop, Dutch folk figure and early New York icon became the ubiquitous symbol of Christmas
[1] THE FIGURE of Santa Claus is so familiar at Christmastime, in so many countries, that few boys and girls, enjoying the orgy of gifts he has come with, stop to wonder: where did he get his name?
[7] But Santa Claus has been yet another hugely successful American export. In Britain he has merged with Father Christmas, taking Santa's imagery and—to traditionalists' ire—as often as not, his name too. Whether you call him Père Noël (France) or Julemanden (Denmark), he will look a lot like Thomas Nast's cartoon. Families in many countries with Santa rivals now find themselves giving gifts on both Christmas and their traditional dates. Some locals may moan about Americanisation of their traditions. But their children are unlikely to complain. ■
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