Four Interesting Facts About Santa Claus

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When I think of Santa I think of the older St. Nicolas looking one. There are many interesting facts about Santa and here are just four: * There is actually a mountain in Kyrgyzstan named after Santa. On Christmas Eve in 2007 one of Kyrgyzstan's mountains was named after Santa Claus. The Swedish Logistics Company suggested this to both promote its tourism industry and to give Santa the opportunity to distribute gifts around the world. * The department store Santa, popularized by Coca Cola, has been a tradition for 122 years. It is a great marketing tool along with heavy holiday decorations in stores and malls. It was introduced by James Edgar, a businessman, in 1890. He played Santa for his employees in his department store in Brockton, Massachusetts. *During the 17th century there was a great debate among Americans and Englishmen about the belief in the legends of Santa Claus. In 1810 the first portrait of St. Nicolas was produced in America by The New York Historical Society. Of course, what was to become the gospel of Santa's visit, Reverend Clement Moore and Washington Irving presented their creation of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' in 1823. * Santa is believed to exist by many, although some say if he did exist he is probably dead by now. But, what if he is supernatural which he would almost have to be? And he would have to travel at a speed of 650 miles PER second, and deliver 830 presents per second. But, still the little ones believe. His sleigh would have to weigh about 400,000 tons, and he would need over 360,000 reindeer to pull that load. Picture is the first picture of St. Nicholas and courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.