Today I would like to share with you five fun facts about Santa Claus. And with a fun mini-story,

I will help you improve your English fluency. You just have to answer some simple questions,

as if we had an informal English conversation.

There are so many things I love about Christmas. I love baking Christmas cookies,

watching Christmas movies, buying presents, and decorating the tree.

And let's not forget about Father Christmas, Santa Claus.

I hope you're having a great Christmas this year.

Let's start with number one fun fact about Santa Claus.

Is Santa Claus real?

Yes, of course.

Santa Claus is real.

The real name of Santa Claus was St. Nicholas,

but he was also known as Chris Kringle.

St. Nicholas was born in modern-day Turkey.

After donating all his inherited wealth, he became famous for helping the poor and the sick.

Over the years, he became popular for his deeds

and became known as the protector of children.

In many countries, on December 6th,

people still celebrate St. Nicholas Day,

and this day was considered a lucky day to make large purchases or for marriage purposes.

Question number two. Why is Father Christmas known as Santa Claus? St. Nicholas became known as Santa Claus after his Dutch nickname, Sinter Claus. In the 18th century, a New York Historical Society member distributed woodcuts of St. Nicholas

at the Society's annual meeting.

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