By: Brandon Sweet
Christmas, a time of joy, happiness, and coming together. A holiday that is celebrated in many different ways all over the world. But, how did we stumble upon such a holiday? In order for us to know, we would have to go back in time. According to the History Channel, around 280 A.D. in Patara, or what is now our modern day Turkey, is where the legend is said to have come into the light. A man named St. Nicholas had become an icon, a symbol, and an ideal for us to be inspired by. It is in his time that Saint Nicholas was well known for his virtue and kindness towards the people of the different places to which he had traveled. Wherever he went, it is said that he spent his inheritance to help the sick and the poor. As the years passed on so did he, leaving behind what would give people hope. Continue reading Take a Sleigh Ride in Time
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