The little-known history of Mrs. Claus
Posted by staff / December 24, 2016
Perhaps the reason we don’t hear much about Mrs. Claus is that the woman must spend months in the kitchen getting Christmas dinner ready for Santa, the reindeer, and all those darned elves, but that’s not actually an official part of her story (even if it should be).
The fabled Mrs. only entered the Santa legend in the mid-1800s, according to Mental Floss:
The first mention of Mrs. Claus appears in the 1849 short story “A Christmas Legend” by missionary James Rees, in which a couple disguise themselves, angel-like, as travelers, and seek shelter with a family. As it turns out, the two strangers are not the Clauses at all, but long-lost family members in double disguise. Still, real or not real, Rees had created a legend.
Over the next few decades, the legend took shape.
What appears to emerge is a feisty, take-charge kind of lady, and who can blame her?
May you enjoy your nog this year, Mrs. Claus, and we hope you get the chance to put your feet up by the New Year.
Full story at Mental Floss.
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