Peripou stis arxes tou 11ou aiwna se kapoio xwrio tis vorias Evrwpis ipirxe ena ofanotrofio, pou onomazotan Saint Nickolas.Ta orfanotrofia ekeini tin epoxi, epeidi sintirountan apo tis ekklisies, epernan to onoma tous apo autes.To orfanotrofio auto arithmouse poly liga paidia .O iereas tis ekklisias tou Sain Nickolas, itan enas isixos ilikwmenos me aspri paxia geneiada kai gluka xaraktiristika.Enas isixos anthrwpos, pou agapouse poly ta paidia.Den eixe diki tou oikogeneia kai gia auto to logo, estrefe oli tou tin agapi sta paidia pou filoksenountan sto orfanotrofio.Pernage polles wres ekei, milwntas mazi tous kai kanontas tous mathima.To onoma tou itan Kris Kringle.

Kapou sto 1087 kai ligo prin ta Xristougenna, i ekklisia stamatise na dinei xrimata gia kapoia apomakrimesmena orfanotrofia.Ena apo auta itan kai to orfanotrofio tou Saint Nickolas.I perioxi itan ftwxi se agrotiki zwi, alla oi katoikoi voithousan oso mporousan.O Kris Kringle, monos tou den mporouse na ta vgalei pera.Skeftotan oti ta Xristougenna plisiazoun kai den tha mporouse na prosferei sta paidia oute ena zesto deipno, antaksio tis giortis.I ekklisia arniotan pismatika na steilei xrimatiki voithia kai etsi o Kris apofasise na kanei kati pou tha gemize ta paidia eutixia.

O Kris kalese oles tis ateknes oikogeneies stin ekklisia meta tin leitourgia tou pros timin tou Saint Nickolas.Milise mazi tous gia diafora provlimata, alla estiase kiriws sto logo pou den eixan apoktisei paidia.Me ekpliksi paratirise oti oi perisoteroi apo autous den mporousan na kanoun paidia.Otan eide de, oti krivoun tosi agapi mesa tous alla kai tosi apogoiteusi pou den mporoun na perasoun ta Xristougenna ws pliri oikogeneia, tote skeftike na valei se efarmogi to sxedio tou.Proteine se kathe zevgari na parei apo ena paidi tou orfanotrofiou sto spiti tou gia tin paramoni twn Xristougennwn,.Etsi ta paidia tha evriskan ena zesto piato me fagito kai ena zesto krevati gia na koinithoun.Itan oloi tous kaloi anthrwpoi kai gemati agapi, tosi oso xreiazontan ena paidi gia na einai xaroumeno tis giortes.I epilogi tha ginotan tixea.O Kris kalese tous antres na erthoun tin paramoni twn Xristougennwn gia na paroun ta paidia kai na pane spiti.

Meros tou sxediou tou itan kai i ipografi enos simfwnitikous,mias ritras, pou elege pws an ta paidia itan kala, isixa kai ipakoua tote oi prosorinoi goneis tous tha ta filoksenousan mexri kai tin prwti mera tou kainourgiou xronou.Tous protine episeis, ws endiksis kali diagwgis twn paidiwn, na afioun ena anameno keri sto prathiro, kathe vrady tis evdomadas.Etsi tin epomeni mera to prwi o Kris, kanontas tin volta tou sto xwrio tha evlepe pia paidia itan kala paidia kai poia oxi.Osa itan fronima kai kala paidia, otan girizan sto orfanotrofio tha epernan ws epivraveusi ena dwro, to opoio o Kris tha afine katw apo to terastio elato, pou vriskotan kentriki plateia dipla sto kampanorio.

Kai etsi egine.Ta paidia perasan tin paramoni twn xristougennwn mazi me mia pragmatiki oikogeneia to kathena.To theama pou antikrize kathe vrady o Kris ton gemize eutixia.Kathe spiti pou filoksenouse ena paidi tou orfanotrofiou eixe ena keri anameno.To fws twn keriwn ksexwrize sto skotadi.O Kris kringle itan eutixismenos.Iksere oti ta paidia itan xaroumena.Ligo prin xaraksi i
prwti mera tou xronou o Kris apofasise na parei to elkithro tou gia tin volta sto xwrio.To pikno xioni pou epefte, ton empodize na dei to fws twn keriwn.Fortwse dwra gia ola ta paidia tou xwriou sto pisw meros tou elkithrou kai ksekinise.Eftase stin kentriki plateia kai afise ola ta dwra katw apo to terastio elato.I kampana xtipise xarmosina…

Ta paidia mazi me tous goneis tous alla kai olokliro to xwrio kateuthinthike stin plateia.Ta paidia molis antikrisan ta dwra,etreksan gemata xara.O xwros gemise apo tin xara kai to gelio twn paidiwn…Oloi epsaxnan ton Kris Kringle, alla autos eixe xathei.Oloi eixan akousei ton eixo apo ta kampanakia, otan kateuthinotan stin plateia,alla twra den ton evriske kaneis.Oloi apofasisan na min afisoun kanena paidi na girisei sto orfanotrofeio.Etsi ekeina ta Xristougenna to kathe paidi vrike mia oikogeneia kai kathe oikogeneia tin eutixia pou prosferei to gelio kai i xara enos paidiou, idika otan anoigei to dwro tou.

Emeis tin kerdisame?Kerdisame ton Ai Vassili, ton Kris Kringle, ton Saint Nickolas…ton Santa Clause.
Thimithite mono oti claus(e) simenei ritra…
Why we need Santa?Ma gia na thimomaste ti wraio einai na eisai paidi ta Xristougenna!!

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