USanta Claus, okwaziwa ngokuba nguFather Christmas, uSaint Nicholas, uSaint Nick, uKris Kringle, okanye uSanta nje, ngumntu odumileyo ovela kwinkcubeko yamaKrestu aseNtshona ekuthiwa uzisa izipho ngokuhlwa kakhulu nasebusuku ngeKrisimesi kubantwana “abalungileyo”, nokuba ngamalahle okanye akukho nto kubantwana “abangenambeko”. Kuthiwa ukufezekisa oku ngoncedo lwee-elf zeKrisimesi, ezenza amathoyizi kwindawo yakhe yokusebenzela yaseNorth Pole, kunye ne-reindeer ebhabhayo etsala isileyi sayo emoyeni.
Umfanekiso kaSanta wanamhlanje usekelwe kwizithethe zentsomi ezijikeleze uSaint Nicholas, umfanekiso kaTata uKrismesi waseNgilani, kunye nomfanekiso waseDatshi waseSinterklaas.
USanta udla ngokuboniswa njengendoda ehlekisayo, evuyayo, eneendevu ezimhlophe, edla ngokunxiba izibuko, enxibe ijazi elibomvu elinekhola emhlophe yoboya kunye neekhafu, ibhulukhwe ebomvu eneminqwazi emhlophe yoboya, umnqwazi obomvu oneminqwazi emhlophe yoboya, kunye nebhanti emnyama yesikhumba kunye neebhutsi, ephethe ibhegi egcwele izipho zabantwana. Udla ngokuboniswa ehleka ngendlela evakala ngathi “ho ho ho”. Lo mfanekiso waba nomdla eMelika naseKhanada kwinkulungwane ye-19 ngenxa yempembelelo ebalulekileyo yembongo ka-1823 ethi “Utyelelo oluvela kuSt. Nicholas”. Umzobi wemifanekiso katuni kunye nowezopolitiko uThomas Nast naye wadlala indima ekudalweni komfanekiso kaSanta. Lo mfanekiso ugcinwe kwaye waqiniswa ngengoma, unomathotholo, umabonwakude, iincwadi zabantwana, amasiko eKrismesi osapho, iifilimu, kunye neentengiso.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Disemba-27-2022