Yuletide Metamorphosis From Sinterklaas to Santa Claus
Above: Edward W. Kemble’s illustration from Washington Irving’s “Knickerbocker’s History of New York” starts to ‘Americanize’ Sinterklaas towards the figure we now call ‘Santa Claus.’ The evolution from St. Nicholas, the 4th-century Bishop of Myra, to the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus we know today is a fascinating tale of cultural evolution, migration, and the power…