You may like the 　　1　　, happy man who brings presents to kids 　　2　　 Christmas Eve．But do you know 　　3　　 he’s called Santa Claus?And why he dressed 　　4　　 red?

　　The history of Santa Claus begins in the 4^th century with a man 　　5　　 Saint Nicholas．

　　Saint Nicholas lived in Mura, in 　　6　　 is now called Turkey(土耳其)．

　　He came from a rich family, 　　7　　 he felt sorry for poor people and decided to give them all his money．Nicholas, though, was 　　8　　 and didn’t want people to know he gave them money．

　　So he climbed onto the roofs(屋顶)of houses on Christmas Eve and 　　9　　 bags of money down their chimneys．He 　　10　　 red cloths when he did this．

　　Nicholas died in AD 340．

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