St.+Nicholas+Research



Conduct research using the websites provided to answer the questions below. Write out the questions and your answers into your notebook.

1) How did the Christmas Holiday begin?

http://www.history.com/topics/christmas

http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/videos#birth-of-a-holiday

http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml

http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/star-of-bethlehem.shtml

2) Who is St. Nicholas?

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/who-is-st-nicholas/

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=371

http://www.threes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2866:saint-nicholas&catid=81:religion&Itemid=61

3) How did Santa Claus, Rudolph, gift giving, cards, trees, and ornaments become associated with Christmas?

http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/fatherchristmas.shtml

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/origin-of-santa/

4) How do Americans celebrate the Christmas Holiday?

http://www.history.com/topics/christmas

Check out these interactive holiday games:

http://www.miniclip.com/games/genre-1238/holidays/en/

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/online-activities-games/

http://www.miniclip.com/swfcontent/freegames/loader.swf?url=snowline.swf&name=Snow+Line&icon=%2Fimages%2Ficons%2Fsnowlinemedicon.jpg

http://www.nobleflash.com/game/4572/saint-nicholas-game.html __//**( wait until the game load up before you click on play)**//__