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根据当前圣诞老人的传说，他会在圣诞夜的晚上从烟囱爬进屋内，然后把礼物放在圣诞树下，并且在袜子里塞满礼物
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圣诞节 (Christmas
Day) ：12月25日
移民到美国并定居在新阿姆斯特丹 (New
Amsterdam，也就是现在的纽约市) 的荷兰人，把圣尼可拉斯的故事带到美国。在英国，他被称之为圣诞老人。跟这个仁慈老人的传说有关的故事，还包括古老的挪威民俗传说：有个魔术师会处罚淘气的小孩，并且用礼物奖赏那些表现良好的乖小孩。现在我们在美国所熟知的圣诞老人，是穿着红色的衣服，有爽朗的笑声，还有长长的白胡子，从19世纪开始就出现在故事与歌曲里头。不过，每个家庭都有他们庆祝圣诞节的方式。
Dutch colonists settling in New Amsterdam (now New York City) brought the story of St. Nicholas with them. In English, he became known as Santa Claus. Added to the legend of this kind old man were old Nordic folk tales of a magician who punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents. The Santa Claus we recognize in the U.S. today, with his red suit, jolly laugh, and long white beard, began to appear in story and song in the 19th century. But every family has their own unique traditions for the holiday as well.
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