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Santa Claus really comes to town,really soon. And, as the story goes, if you have been very high, it means you can expectpresent under the tree. But if you've been nasty, you can not find yourself with anything butstorage Filled with a piece of charcoal at Christmas. For decades, parents have warned their children that coal is what Santa gives to Christmas children who are not so nice. But the question is always: why coal?

In truth, theLegend of Santa Claus Did not always involve bringing it coal to naughty children. In the 19th century, for example, there was a lot more emphasis onHow was happy Santa And how he rewarded good behavior. As you can see inClement Clarke Moore'sLegendary 1823 poem of the time "'Twas at night before Christmas, "Nowhere is there a conversation of Santa giving naughty children for Christmas for Christmas. And even in one of the MooreSanta Claus Tales That Implies PunishmentThe festive figure leaves "a long black road and dumpling" for naughty children - no coal.

However, you will find further than you will find legends of other cultures that involve coal as punishment. For example, a famous Italian tale implies a witch under the name ofThe Befana. She is at the beginning of January, flying on a broom rather than in a sled and enters people's homes via chimneys and lock holes. Children who have been good take sweets and small toys of Befana, while the villains get - you guess coal.

With the turn of the 20th century, coal as punishment started atappear more and more in the homes of Christmas culture. In "The strike of toy manufacturers," written byRuth Catherine Wood In 1918, for example, things go wrong when the Santa Elves went on strike and a naughty boy ending with a huge doll, while a beautiful little girl finds pieces of coal in her storage. (Do not worry, however, "Fairy have discovered and changed it.") Similarly, inMyron Adams' 1912 Short History "A prince of good fellows, "The fact that a boy in a good heart named Tom receives coal in his storage leads to confusion.

CornWhy Does Santa give coal for Christmas compared to other unwanted things?Brian HorriganofMinnesota History Center has a solid theory. "Santa Claus goes down the chimneys ... and he needs something to give the bad child," he explained toCBS Minnesota In 2012. "So he looks around and resumes a piece of coal and glue this in theStorage of children. "People might not use coal today to feed their fireplaces, but they definitely returned when Santa's stories were first written. So, it makes a perfect sense! And for more fun Christmas backstories to know more,That's why Santa Claus has reindeer.