USanta Claus, owaziwa nangokuthi uFather Christmas, u-Saint Nicholas, u-Saint Nick, u-Kris Kringle, noma u-Santa nje, ungumuntu wasenganekwaneni odabuka emasikweni obuKristu baseNtshonalanga okuthiwa uletha izipho ngezikhathi zakusihlwa nasebusuku ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi ezinganeni "ezinhle", futhi kungaba ngamalahle noma lutho ezinganeni "ezigangile".Kuthiwa ukufeza lokhu ngosizo lwezimpungushe zikaKhisimusi, ezenza amathoyizi endaweni yakhe yokusebenzela yaseNorth Pole, nezinyamazane ezindizayo ezidonsa isileyi sakhe emoyeni.
Umfanekiso wesimanje ka-Santa usekelwe kumasiko ezinganekwane azungeze u-Saint Nicholas, umfanekiso wesiNgisi kaFather Christmas, kanye nomfanekiso wesiDashi we-Sinterklaas.
U-Santa ngokuvamile uvezwa njengendoda eyimbokodo, ehlekisayo, enentshebe emhlophe, ngokuvamile enezibuko, egqoke ijazi elibomvu elinekhola enoboya obumhlophe namacuffs, ibhulukwe elibomvu eliboshwe ngoboya obumhlophe, isigqoko esibomvu esinoboya obumhlophe, nebhande lesikhumba esimnyama namabhuzu, ephethe isikhwama esigcwele izipho zezingane.Uvame ukuvezwa ehleka ngendlela ezwakala njengokuthi “ho ho ho”.Lesi sithombe saduma e-United States naseCanada ngekhulu le-19 ngenxa yethonya elibalulekile lenkondlo ka-1823 ethi "Ukuvakasha Okuvela eSt. Nicholas".Umdwebi we-caricaturist kanye nomdwebi wamakhathuni wezepolitiki uThomas Nast naye waba neqhaza ekwakhiweni kwesithombe sikaSanta.Lesi sithombe sigcinwe futhi saqiniswa ngengoma, umsakazo, ithelevishini, izincwadi zezingane, amasiko omndeni kaKhisimusi, amafilimu, nokukhangisa.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-27-2022