Kids should believe in santa! Have you ever just stopped and thought how believing in santa affected your life? All those christmas eves spent sitting up waiting to hear the jingle of the bells or the reindeer on your roof. These nights played a big part in how creative or imaginative you were growing up. A big part of a person’s life that can affect them is if they believe in santa or not. Whether they believe or not‚ growing up does a lot in their creativity. When you believe in something it
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to find a stack of presents under the tree‚ having no doubt that Santa is real. But‚ once their parents confess the truth about Santa Claus‚ they are devastated. It looks like parents want their children to be wounded for all the rest of their Christmas’. Instead of destroying one of the significances of Christmas‚ being truthful and kind to each one and all‚ parents should rethink before talking their children into believing the Santa myth. Maybe this reconsideration could change all the lives of
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Stephen Tobolowsky relays what he labels his “first crisis of belief” in his article “The Santa Conspiracy.” This “crisis of belief” occurs when he has a conversation with his six-year- old friend about his own questioning of whether Santa is real. Tobolowsky is struck by the confrontational and profound statement of this friend: “’It is always easier to want to believe in something than to say it never was true.’” Stephen is five years old when he is jolted by this philosophical maxim from his
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Today‚ he is envisioned as a mystical figure dressed in red clothes while carrying a sack of toys to the little girls and boys of the world. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to a bishop named‚ St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was known for his unending kindness and piety. He was just a man who dedicated his life to helping those who needed it. Word spread about him and he became the subject of many legends
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circumstances where the general population and myself are satisfied with believing without any sufficient evidence. One example of this is Santa Claus. For millions of children‚ including myself‚ who grew up in Christian homes‚ the myth of Santa Claus is one that requires no proof. Every child stays up on Christmas Eve hoping to hear reindeer on the roof in anticipation of Santa bringing Christmas presents. When children reach a certain age‚ usually in middle school‚ they begin hearing the rumors from
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Saint Nicholas is intended to recognize his holiness‚ it has been almost transformed into something else. Many children just take advantage of the fact that they get candy‚ and they don’t have any interest in learning the history of Saint Nicholas. Santa Claus is also derived from Saint Nicholas‚ who has taken a lot of the real meaning of Christmas and turned it into a day focused on receiving gifts. What was once a very significant religious day has been transformed into an unavailing day with not much
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organize over how to deal with the biggest good lieSanta Claus. Santa is a universal figure of goodwill often thrusts parents and grandparents debating about honesty‚ betrayal‚ and fantasy. Is Santa a good lie or bad lie? I believe that many parents fear their children will feel betrayed when he/she finds out there is no Santa Claus. However‚ Santa Claus is one of the most cherished memories of childhood. A lot people seem to think Santa Claus is a wonderful story about being
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first star.” I shouted happily. Everybody stood up and started sharing their wafers and sharing their best wishes for each other. After we ate the supper‚ it was time to get our presents. It was my favourite part‚ because it meant that Santa Claus would come and give each of us our gifts. I had been looking forward to that all year‚ to meet the old man with a long‚ grey bread‚ ruddy cheeks and fancy red clothes. I believed that he arrived from Finland on a big sledge pulled by reindeers and
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whose purpose is to remind people that Christmas was originally a religious holiday. But perhaps the greatest influence and change Americans have wrought on Christmas celebrations is the shifting of emphasis from the figure of Jesus Christ to that of Santa
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friends and family. Many of them will also believe in Santa Claus. On the night before Christmas‚ kids will prepare a list or a letter to Santa telling him what they wish for. They will also have some cookies and drink on the table for him to eat. Kids have been told that if they are bad and naughty then they will get coal. But if they are nice then they will get gifts. In their mind Santa Claus is dressed wearing a red coat with white collar‚ a Santa hat‚ black boots and leather belt with white bearded
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