{"id":2175,"date":"2010-12-25T10:50:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T10:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2011-01-03T21:44:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T21:44:47","slug":"%c2%bfsanta-claus-papa-noel-o-san-nicolas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/%c2%bfsanta-claus-papa-noel-o-san-nicolas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfSanta Claus, Pap\u00e1 Noel o San Nicol\u00e1s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">La globalizaci\u00f3n no solo se refleja en la econom\u00eda, sino tambi\u00e9n en nuestras tradiciones. El libre mercado ha permitido que Papa Noel se cuele en Espa\u00f1a, cada vez con m\u00e1s fuerza, plant\u00e1ndole cara a nuestros tradicionales Reyes Magos. Aunque las familias son muy fieles a la figura de esos entra\u00f1ables magos venidos de Oriente, bien es cierto que una determinada l\u00f3gica se va imponiendo, y muchos ni\u00f1os reciben sus regalos, o al menos un adelanto de ellos, en la noche del 25 de Diciembre. Esto les permite tener m\u00e1s tiempo para disfrutar de ellos, durante sus vacaciones. Hoy me gustar\u00eda indagar un poquito m\u00e1s en estos personajes, conocer su trasfondo real, y como se convirtieron en portadores de ilusiones para los m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os de la casa, y los que no lo son tanto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>De San Nicol\u00e1s a Santa Claus y \u00a0Pap\u00e1 Noel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Comencemos por la figura de ese\u00a0 abuelo bonach\u00f3n que nos visita en Nochebuena. San Nicol\u00e1s fue obispo de Mira (Turqu\u00eda), y tras su muerte comenzaron a circular numerosas leyendas tanto sobre su vida, como sobre su muerte. Cuenta la leyenda que una noche, cuando transportaba unas bolsas de oro como dote para tres doncellas de familia pobre, una cay\u00f3 dentro de un calcet\u00edn tendido en la chimenea. Se dice que el santo dio esa limosna a escondidas para evitar que las j\u00f3venes fuesen prostituidas. Desde entonces se cuelgan calcetines para recibir regalos. Tambi\u00e9n se le reconoce como protector y patr\u00f3n de los ni\u00f1os, ya que se le atribuyen resurrecciones milagrosas de infantes. Es santo muy popular en Rusia, Grecia, Italia, el Norte de Europa, Alemania e Inglaterra, donde se ha encarnado en la figura del bonach\u00f3n Papa Noel, personaje de barba blanca y vestiduras rojas que reparte regalos con la ayuda de duendecillos, y es transportado por renos. En EEUU el sinter Klaas que lleg\u00f3 con la inmigraci\u00f3n se convirti\u00f3 en Santa Claus. Y en la zona mediterr\u00e1nea, San Nicol\u00e1s sirvi\u00f3 para transformar las ancestrales fiestas en honor a Poseid\u00f3n, rey de los Mares en festividad cristiana. La asimilaci\u00f3n de estas figuras hace que hoy se le vea en ocasiones representado cargando las bolsas de oro con que libr\u00f3 a las doncellas de la deshonra, los tres ni\u00f1os resucitados, y un ancla, como protector de los marineros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Esto es todo por hoy, pronto hablaremos de nuestros Tres Reyes Magos. Por cierto, \u00bfRecibisteis regalo anoche? \u00a1Yo si!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SANTA CLAUS LLEG\u00d3 A LA CIUDAD\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05NNVuLtV1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>Globalization is not only reflected on the economy, but also in our traditions. The free market has allowed Father Christmas to slip past in Spain, every time with more force, letting him face our traditional Three Wise Men. Though families are very faithful to the figure of these intimate magicians come from East, it is true that some logic is imposing, and many children receive their gifts, or at least an advance of them, in the night of December 25. This lets them to have more time to play with them them during their holidays. Today I would like to investigate a bit more about these prominent figures, to know their real background, and how they were turned into bearers of illusions for the smallest of the house, and those who are not so much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus and Father Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s begin with the figure of this easy-going grandfather who visits us in Christmas Eve. Saint Nicholas was a bishop of Mira (Turkey), and after his death there began to circulate numerous legends both about his life, and his death. It counts the legend that one night, when he was transporting a few bags of gold as dowry for three maidens of poor family, one fell inside a sock stretched in the chimney. It is said that the saint gave this alms furtively to prevent the young women from being prostituted. Since then, socks are hung to receive gifts. He is also recognized as protector and patron saint of children, because there are infants&#8217; miraculous resurrections attributed to him. He is a very popular saint in Russia, Greece, Italy, North Europe, Germany and England, where he has been personified in the figure of the good-natured Father Christmas, personage of white beard and red vestments that distributes gifts with the help of elves, and is transported by reindeers. In the USA the sinter Klaas that came with the immigration turned into Santa Claus. And in the Mediterranean zone, Saint Nicholas served to transform the ancient holidays in honor to Poseidon, king of the Seas into christian celebration. The assimilation of these figures makes that we can see \u00a0him nowadays represented loading the golden bags with which he freed the maidens from disgrace, three resurrected children, and an anchor, as protector of the sailors.<\/p>\n<p>This is all for today, we will speak about our Three Wise Men soon. And let me ask, did you received your presents last night? I did!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La globalizaci\u00f3n no solo se refleja en la econom\u00eda, sino tambi\u00e9n en nuestras tradiciones. El libre mercado ha permitido que Papa Noel se cuele en Espa\u00f1a, cada vez con m\u00e1s fuerza, plant\u00e1ndole cara a nuestros tradicionales Reyes Magos. 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