Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-6, страница 38
CARVING PROJECT 7f> A photo step-by-step by Rick and EUen Riirz Our image of Sania Claus as a "jolly old elf is actually an American tradition dating from the 19th century. For hundreds of years, though. European children envisioned this figure as a tall, somher person cloaked in various colored garb— generally blue, green, white, or brown. In Holland, the figure of Saint Nicholas was represented as a bishop, dressed in red with a miter and croszier, riding a white horse. Immigrants brought this Christmas custom to the New York region where many Dutch settled during the 17th and 18th centuries. His name of Sinterklaas was soon modified by English speaking children to Santy Claus or Santa Claus. Washington Irv ing, the famous storyteller. described Santa Claus as a jolly, plump fellow. In his book. Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809). Irving mentions Santa Claus as the guardian saint of New York City, who rode over the treetops in a wagon and dropped presents from his pockets dow n the chimneys for children. In 1822. Clement C. Moore w rote the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" or the "Night Before Christmas." This, along with drawings by the famous cartoonist Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly in I86A. further refined our American image of a jolly, good-natured figure dressed in a red suit and hat with w hite fur trim. It is this image that has become so loved by children and yet still proclaims the centuries-old message of kindness to all and peace during the coming year. Step-By-Step 1 Begin by tracing the front pattern on a 2 in. thick piece of air-dried white pine or basswood. Then cut out the blank Tin.' Woodworker's Journal |
