itsasin1969 well documented history from that era, i think you’re just a hater. Is the church not enough evidence that he existed? Can’t believe how joo brainwashed everyone is nowadays
You forgot to mention the best part about Saint Nicholas. During the council of Nicaea he punched the heretical Arius in the face during a heated argument over the nature of Christ.
Saint Nicholas is real. Unfortunately it's not like what they picture santa Claus who live in north pole with elves as his helper. So when someone ask if santa claus is real, it's very important to explain who is saint Nicolas and imaginary santa claus.
The Dutch were not the only ones to bring the legend of St Nicholas to the New World, and Washington Irving had a great deal to do with popularizing the character in Knickerbocker.
@@that_lebanese4747 Still Arabic, Merely a dialect, not to mention many sub saharan african countries are also francaphone. You do your research and stop trying to act french.
@@user-ok1ks5ks9t I wasn't trying to act french plus there isn't even a word to describe Santa in Arabic other then papa noël you need to do more research
Not one word about how when St. Patrick went to Ireland to drive out the snakes, Nick went to Iceland, enslaved the Elven race, and works them to death toiling away in the tinsel mines when they get too old and arthritic to make toys? Scandalous!
AS WE ALL KNOW NOW, this pagan santa claus is invented by the author of "The Night Before Christmas". Therefore lets RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL Saint Nicholas, and be Godly! Celebrate Christmas the Christian ways! Not how it is being commercialized.
Fictional Santa: Gives presents to good kids. Based Historical Santa: Saved young girls from prostitution, gave food to poor families, rescued sailors in storms and gave the proverbial middle finger of God to the Emperor of Rome.
The Germanic, Latin , and Greek way to spell Nicholaus, Νικόλαος, Nikólaos, is to add a double vowel (aos) or (aus) only in modern English do you see it spelled in a single vowel as (as) Nicholas.
Not *only* in modern english. In modern Greek, one of the many *informal* types of the name Νικόλαος is also Νικόλας (the last Omicron is scrapped). BTW, it means _Victor of People._ Compound of nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
Saint Nicholas was born in Etiopia not in Greece, he was bishop till his last days in Myra turkey. His relics are resting in Bari Italy in the Basilica of Saint Nicholas established in the year 1087
The real stories of Christmas are so much better and actually last. It's kind of fun, the corporate version of Christmas, but it's hollow and just leads to a let-down for kids when they get older. Santa Claus, for Christ-followers, is analogous not only for the real Saint and those like him who are with you, but for Christ Himself. Reviving the true meaning of Christmas is so much better. Everything from corporate tropes to paganistic ideas can still exist under it; gifts are given and the spiritual meaning of Christmas is literally Heaven coming down to Earth, a balance between the physical and the ethereal in Christ.
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Forgot to mention St. Nicholas punched Arius during a council about the heresies of arianism. St Nicholas was also a based defender of the faith as well!
I went to myra yday for trip .. I’m in turkey on holiday… great story and great history.. I went n seen the church that’s still standing today of st Nicholas
Nice video! I'm adding it to my Christmas playlist. Thanks! Merry Christmas! 0:10 Those are cows, not reindeer 1:17 This tale is believable 1:34 This one is not
He became a patron saint of children due to a misinterpretation of him depicted in stained glass windows with three boys. Legend has it that during a famine, a butcher killed three boys and placed them in a barrel, planning to sell them off as ham. Nicholas went to that town to care for the hungry and saw through the butcher's lies so he made the sign of the cross and the children got resurrected.
I freaked out and said on top of my lungs when wanted learn about Saint Nicolas that all called Santa. I said, " Mommy! You lied, Saint Nicolas is dead and he's not from North Pole! 😭 Now am I going to meet real one?! " I was only between 11- 13.
*Who was Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)in reality?* Saint Nicholas who later became Santa Claus, had much darker shades to his existence than those portayed in the lovely fables of Santa. Saint Nicholas was an Idol-breaker (मूर्ति भंजक)who broke the idols of Greek God ‘Zeus’. He targeted Artemis, the daughter of Zeus and broke her temples wherever he went. The Story that Santa brought gifts is a half truth. He took the mission of conversion after breaking the temples and idols and later distributed the gifts to the latest converts as is used by Missionaries to date. This process of luring people into the Christian fold by offering them gifts was later linked with Christmas so that the recent converts do not go back to their old fold to celebrate Saturnalia Festivities. Saint Nicholas took the gifts from rich Christians and distributed them to the recent converts to stop them from going back to Paganism.
He slapped saint Arius for proposing his belief that Jesus was only the son of God and not the one true God, he wasn't wrong though, read the Bible and learn the true relationship between God, Jesus, and Us
If you are truly interested in how the generous Bishop of Myra went from 🗣📖 ✠⌠ ⛓...to... 🎅🏼🎄🎁...it all happened right here at 1:42...with the dawn of a thoroughly Dutch and Reformed Protestant "¿saint?" Nicholas...minus the Bishop's religious Roman Papish symbols and pointed mitre hat...its only a few short steps to a thoroughly secular "Madison Ave. Santa" ...
Not to mention the Coca-Cola ads. They ended the 'little elf' image that was around from the poem Nb4Ch, which is why the Beach Boys sang 'Little' Saint Nick'
Santa is not real but the Real is saint Nicolas The person that wii be named is Patron Of Myra not children why Did Everyone Think that santa is real Saint Nicolas is a pray for god Saturn And Jupiter why Santa never Mind be...
Can someone please define dowry for me from their understanding and not google defining it. I always thought dowry was a sum of money the groom gives to the bride...
treebeyy4 is right. If you want to learn more in depth then checkout our Story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this natgeo's video.
Santa Claus was not always the jolly man we know today. What new facts did you learn about the history of Santa Claus?
Nat Geo.....NOT DONE ! Did not expect a scientific channel like yours to spread and reinforce the superstition about Santa Claus....shame on you !
itsasin1969 okay so st.nicholas was real okay and jesus was real too because st.nicholas is from Old Testament
And jesus from New Testament
@itsasin1969 Both are proven to have existed you idiot
itsasin1969 well documented history from that era, i think you’re just a hater. Is the church not enough evidence that he existed? Can’t believe how joo brainwashed everyone is nowadays
Kern Co. Raiders Catholicism did not exist until 1054ad my friend Saint Nicholas was an orthodox Christian
One way or another, he's one of the coolest guys to ever live on Earth
He's a devil
Yeah
Jorge Espinosa he was literally referred to as the devil.
@@happybirthday6249 why?
Chris M he used to go around and steal children.
Santa was real this whole time
100% real. checkout our Story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this video. merry christmas.
Steven Sanchez St. Nicholas was then portrayed for some reason as Santa somehow that happened.
Yeah, he was real. But what's even worse *SANTA IS DEAD*
@@CStrailer he lives on in our hearts
Steven Sanchez YUP 😏
You forgot to mention the best part about Saint Nicholas.
During the council of Nicaea he punched the heretical Arius in the face during a heated argument over the nature of Christ.
No historical proof if he even attended the council of nicea.
@@aceraphael he almost got excommunicated for that event. I’m pretty sure we knew he was there
☦️☦️☦️
Jesus Christ is God, just in case anyone didn’t know.
@@garyoakham9723 fact check?
The music was epic
I agree, but sound almost midi like
Epic?????????? Time to grow up, Sparky.
I kept telling people for years that Santa Claus is real because of Saint Nicholas.
Saint Nicholas is real. Unfortunately it's not like what they picture santa Claus who live in north pole with elves as his helper. So when someone ask if santa claus is real, it's very important to explain who is saint Nicolas and imaginary santa claus.
SAINT.... Nicolas !!! .... remember to tell your children to follow the good example of this SAINT
Happy Saint Nicholas Day!
To you too
@@katievolmert3256 thank you
In Belgium and The Netherlands we celebrate ‘Sinterklaas’ on 5 or 6 december. Sinterklaas looks the most like the picture at 1:37
that's true, check out our story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this video :D
Kerstman is een copie van Sinterklaas
@@gadogneiss Zwitserse garde denk ik, elite knechten / soldaten
Zou erbij bedacht kunnen zijn.
@@gadogneiss zwarte piet is nog geen 200 jaar geleden toegevoegd aan het verhaal
This is good
Santa Claus was inspired by Saint Nicholas.
soyon manlai finally someone who actually knows something.
Jake Santa Claus is a mispronunciation of the latter
@@Mr.Obongo too many big words
@@Mr.Obongo its a mispronounciation of the dutch sinterklaas
Santa Claus IS Saint Nicholas
Santa is cool and all, but St. Nick raised the dead. It makes me glad my first name is Nicholas.
Sure buddy sure he raised the dead. Just like he delivers toys to every kid on the planet.
Should not forget that he also employs thousands of Elves.
Santa has speedster super powers. How else would he be able to deliver that many presents?
Is your last name Cage?
The Dutch were not the only ones to bring the legend of St Nicholas to the New World, and Washington Irving had a great deal to do with popularizing the character in Knickerbocker.
Merry Christmas and the facts of Santa Claus are interesting and changes the way I see him
Santa Claus was really an old Greek guy named “Nick the Greek”, the toughest SOB this side of Myra!
Whatever still he spread happiness and peace ☮️☮️
In Brazil, Santa is "Papa Noel".
Also in French and Lebanese
@@that_lebanese4747 lebanese is arabic
@@user-ok1ks5ks9t we are francophone and our Arabic isn't even similar to the ones of Saudi Arabia do more research
@@that_lebanese4747 Still Arabic, Merely a dialect, not to mention many sub saharan african countries are also francaphone. You do your research and stop trying to act french.
@@user-ok1ks5ks9t I wasn't trying to act french plus there isn't even a word to describe Santa in Arabic other then papa noël you need to do more research
i saw st. Nicholas's remains in Korfu Greece
the real remains? wow
check out our story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this video :D
PLANET yeah bones
They also have his remains in a museum in myra,turkey
They also have his remains in a museum in myra,turkey
siru AJ And in Bari
I knew he was real but I never know the back story thanks for explaining it
Thank you Nat Geo, this video was an inspiration for me to study deep into the scriptures. I got to know a lot.
Merry Christmas to saint Nicholas. He's so awesome. Amen to all December babies.❤️🎀❤️🎀
Not one word about how when St. Patrick went to Ireland to drive out the snakes, Nick went to Iceland, enslaved the Elven race, and works them to death toiling away in the tinsel mines when they get too old and arthritic to make toys? Scandalous!
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AS WE ALL KNOW NOW, this pagan santa claus is invented by the author of "The Night Before Christmas". Therefore lets RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL Saint Nicholas, and be Godly! Celebrate Christmas the Christian ways! Not how it is being commercialized.
if you want to see all way to god, adopt hindunism
@@kimchigguk7834 why? Hinduism has nothing to do with Christianity
Agreed brother
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@@kimchigguk7834 jhaikara bombaclaat ji ka
Guys he’s not dead I saw him at the Mall
phew
Its just a cosplayer lol
Fictional Santa: Gives presents to good kids.
Based Historical Santa: Saved young girls from prostitution, gave food to poor families, rescued sailors in storms and gave the proverbial middle finger of God to the Emperor of Rome.
Average santa is fake fan vs average santa believer Chad
The Germanic, Latin , and Greek way to spell Nicholaus, Νικόλαος, Nikólaos, is to add a double vowel (aos) or (aus) only in modern English do you see it spelled in a single vowel as (as) Nicholas.
Not *only* in modern english. In modern Greek, one of the many *informal* types of the name Νικόλαος is also Νικόλας (the last Omicron is scrapped).
BTW, it means _Victor of People._ Compound of nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
I prefer plain old “Nick the Greek” better.
Anyone else realise how the last picture shows santa riding his sleigh with 6 reindeer, while the text writes 8?
The immortal saint
Saint Nicholas was born in Etiopia not in Greece, he was bishop till his last days in Myra turkey. His relics are resting in Bari Italy in the Basilica of Saint Nicholas established in the year 1087
Santa is real and his name is St.Nicholas and he's a total badass for good...
And also, he invented the Heretic Slap™
Yes your highness, he slapped that heretic fr Arius
I thought it was a punch.
It's a myth that appeared decades after saint Nicholas died
St Nicolas remains are in Bari, my city
Wow i ask my dad whos saint nicolas and he said its santa claus. Mind blowing bro
Adding narration would make this video accessible to a wider audience! :)
The real stories of Christmas are so much better and actually last. It's kind of fun, the corporate version of Christmas, but it's hollow and just leads to a let-down for kids when they get older. Santa Claus, for Christ-followers, is analogous not only for the real Saint and those like him who are with you, but for Christ Himself. Reviving the true meaning of Christmas is so much better. Everything from corporate tropes to paganistic ideas can still exist under it; gifts are given and the spiritual meaning of Christmas is literally Heaven coming down to Earth, a balance between the physical and the ethereal in Christ.
Merry Christmas everyone
Saint Nicholas, to sainterklaus, then to Santa Claus. Wow
Saint Nicholas was born on March 15,270 AD, Blessings and hugs!
His Birth Card ♦️ is Eight 🎱 of DIAMONDS The SUN 😎 Card! Blessings and Hugs 💖🤗🙏!
@Taimes Thaimes My Birthday is June 9, and my Birth Card is 8 of Diamonds The Sun 🌞 ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️ and Please don't mention the former President name! President Lex Luthor is dangerous and I can't say his name, the reason I call him Lex Luthor is because he's like him! They're both rich 🤑 they both wrote their autobiography and they both became President of the United States! I would like to wish you and your family Merry Christmas ☃️🎄 Go HUG someone today IF they're been vaccinated or not 🚫 Greet all the Christians with a Holy EMBRACE 1 Thessalonians 5:26 and do it responsibly Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
Forgot to mention St. Nicholas punched Arius during a council about the heresies of arianism. St
Nicholas was also a based defender of the faith as well!
Wow ..
🙏💜
Very interesting!
I cabrb wait to get my present from Santa :) I'm turning 10 thwee days after chritmas to
Advance happy birthday Trey,, check out our story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this video :D
Merry Christmas to all .
I went to myra yday for trip .. I’m in turkey on holiday… great story and great history.. I went n seen the church that’s still standing today of st Nicholas
Nice video! I'm adding it to my Christmas playlist. Thanks! Merry Christmas!
0:10 Those are cows, not reindeer
1:17 This tale is believable
1:34 This one is not
Nero Wolfe should have had a holiday season based mystery.
Phew. Good thing that we have baby Jesus instead. 😁
Sí
I have enough room for both in my heart.
1:17 nicholas was the original antimapper
Well that's informative
He became a patron saint of children due to a misinterpretation of him depicted in stained glass windows with three boys. Legend has it that during a famine, a butcher killed three boys and placed them in a barrel, planning to sell them off as ham. Nicholas went to that town to care for the hungry and saw through the butcher's lies so he made the sign of the cross and the children got resurrected.
Really cool.
Very intresting.
I’m the real Santa Claus🎅🏻
Just so you know the christian greek orthodox saintNicholas is described as extremely thin to the point of starvation
I have never once heard Santa being referred to as a "Jolly Old Elf"???
Happy Christmas eve!!
good
🎅Thank you for your wonderful video🎅
🎄have a happy 4. Advent🎄
🎄🎅Wish you and your family Merry Christmas🎅🎄
🎄⛄ many greetings Frank⛄🎄
If the Dutch brought Saint Nicolas, why not show it???
Getting historical information from NAT GEO? Who exactly controls NAT GEO???
I had to figure this out my self and the research of st nick
I freaked out and said on top of my lungs when wanted learn about Saint Nicolas that all called Santa. I said, " Mommy! You lied, Saint Nicolas is dead and he's not from North Pole! 😭 Now am I going to meet real one?! " I was only between 11- 13.
*Who was Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)in reality?*
Saint Nicholas who later became Santa Claus, had much darker shades to his existence than those portayed in the lovely fables of Santa. Saint Nicholas was an Idol-breaker (मूर्ति भंजक)who broke the idols of Greek God ‘Zeus’. He targeted Artemis, the daughter of Zeus and broke her temples wherever he went. The Story that Santa brought gifts is a half truth. He took the mission of conversion after breaking the temples and idols and later distributed the gifts to the latest converts as is used by Missionaries to date. This process of luring people into the Christian fold by offering them gifts was later linked with Christmas so that the recent converts do not go back to their old fold to celebrate Saturnalia Festivities. Saint Nicholas took the gifts from rich Christians and distributed them to the recent converts to stop them from going back to Paganism.
Chad Saint Nicholas ☦️🙏
Most Greeks enjoyed destroying idols of Zeus and Artemis.
Didnt santa beat the cap out of some guy for not believing in jesus enough
He slapped saint Arius for proposing his belief that Jesus was only the son of God and not the one true God, he wasn't wrong though, read the Bible and learn the true relationship between God, Jesus, and Us
The slap to that heretic Arius was a myth that appeared decades after saint Nicholas's death
Arius was condemned and is therefore not a saint.
Arius was absolutely wrong.
OMG SINTERKLAAS
happy birthday SAINT NICK!
*No one says it, but santa is dead and is buried somewhere on earth.*
Under saint Nicholas' church.
Merry Christmas
Christmas is tomorrow yay!
happy birthday saint nick
If you are truly interested in how the generous Bishop of Myra went from 🗣📖 ✠⌠ ⛓...to... 🎅🏼🎄🎁...it all happened right here at 1:42...with the dawn of a thoroughly Dutch and Reformed Protestant "¿saint?" Nicholas...minus the Bishop's religious Roman Papish symbols and pointed mitre hat...its only a few short steps to a thoroughly secular "Madison Ave. Santa" ...
Not to mention the Coca-Cola ads. They ended the 'little elf' image that was around from the poem Nb4Ch, which is why the Beach Boys sang 'Little' Saint Nick'
Merry Christmas.
Who composed the music?
What's the background music?
1:32 is cool
Hes greek.from myra greek town.every soul knows
Santa's an elf?
ok this is epic.
what is that movie at the beginning of the introduction?
Who's watching in July lol
Iam Dutch we celebrate him.
you forgot to put St Nicholas hitting a Heretic in the Face
how is related to santa clause to include it in the video ? or you just wanna comment irrespective ?
cool
Love u santa claus
I really thought St. Nicholas as Santa Claus is from Finland.
This is my Saint
Wow...no beating around the bush.. i saw the word devil when i did my research...lol
Santa claus is really from pagan traditions, at least here in Finland. Joulupukki is directly translated as Yule ram or goat.
That means everybody has their own santa
That sounds a little similar to krampus
That's actually krampus not Santa
I’m the Netherlands it is called Sinterklaas
Santa is not real but the Real is saint Nicolas The person that wii be named is Patron Of Myra not children why Did Everyone Think that santa is real Saint Nicolas is a pray for god Saturn And Jupiter why Santa never Mind be...
📀 HE WAS JESUS REINCARNATED! 💚👑🌊🎆
When i say to people santa was from modern day Turkey 🇹🇷
People look at me like whos this weird person thinks santas real lmao 😆
Yh same
I also tell them im turkish a d show off about it
Just saint Nicholas was Greek, and ancient times in modern turkey was mostly Greek cities
Can someone please define dowry for me from their understanding and not google defining it. I always thought dowry was a sum of money the groom gives to the bride...
Shlovaski Dowry in most cultures is a sum of money and material gifts given by family of girl to boy & his family. Maybe you got confused with dower
treebeyy4 is right. If you want to learn more in depth then checkout our Story of Santa Claus video which is more in depth of all the things shown in this natgeo's video.
my friend said santa was fake
And hmmmm, it kinda makes sense. Story has been altered from santa coming to take the bad kids away..
@nationalgeographic ... and who is Odin?
Odin i guess is from a Norse mythology..
Odin is the father of Thor
Did you know pirates worshipped him like god
But Santa Claus real name is Saint Nicholas
“I KNEW SAWNTA WA WEAL” -👦