Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 ... By 1809, stories of Sinter Klaas became popularized through Washington Irving's book, "The History of New York." Irving referred to Claus as ...

as in the satirical writings of Washington Irving. For instance, a New York-based satirical magazine of the era had this to say in 1808: “The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santa claus − ...

Where did Santa come from? The Middle East ... They declared Nicholas the patron saint of their city. In 1809, Washington Irving wrote a history of New York in which he introduced “Sinter ...

Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations ... the New York Historical Society founder John Pintard, and the writer Washington Irving belonged — who intentionally refashioned the Dutch ...