Father Christmas oor Afrikaans

Father Christmas

eienaam, naamwoord

Santa Claus

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

Kersvader

Gift giving as part of the celebration; stories about Santa Claus, Father Christmas, etc.
Geskenke as deel van die viering; stories oor Sinterklaas, Kersvader, ens.

voorbeelde

In the United Kingdom, he is known as Father Christmas.
In die Verenigde Koninkryk staan hy bekend as Kersvader.

Gift giving as part of the celebration; stories about Santa Claus, Father Christmas, etc.
Geskenke as deel van die viering; stories oor Sinterklaas, Kersvader, ens.

BELIEF in Father Christmas runs deep among children in the Buddhist-Shinto country of Japan.
GELOOF in Kersvader is sterk onder kinders in die Boeddhisties-Sjintoïstiese land Japan.

On December 23, 1951, Father Christmas was “executed” in front of some 250 children.
Kersvader is op 23 Desember 1951 voor sowat 250 kinders “tereggestel”.

The only thing many children seem to think about now is Father Christmas coming to bring presents.”
Dit lyk asof baie kinders deesdae net aan Kersvader dink wat geskenke gaan bring.”

City of “Father Christmas”?
Stad van “Kersvader”?

In Protestant areas of Germany, the Catholic “Saint” Nicholas was replaced by the more neutral “Father Christmas.”
Die Katolieke “Sint” Nikolaas is in Protestantse dele van Duitsland deur die neutraler “Kersvader” vervang.

Lo and behold, Father Christmas!
So waarlik, Kersvader!

Some clergymen felt that customs surrounding Father Christmas were turning people away from “the strictly Christian meaning” of the Nativity.
Party geestelikes was van mening dat gebruike in verband met Kersvader mense van “die streng Christelike betekenis” van Christus se geboorte wegkeer.

Now, more than 50 years after Father Christmas was burned in effigy, how do Catholics in France view Father Christmas?
Hoe beskou Katolieke in Frankryk Kersvader nou, meer as 50 jaar nadat ’n afbeelding van hom verbrand is?

For the most part, however, any scruples over the pagan roots of Father Christmas have foundered on the rocks of public acceptance.
In die meeste gevalle het enige beswaar teen die heidense oorsprong van Kersvader op die rotse van algemene aanvaarding geloop.

SHEREZADE, a bright little Spanish girl, was four years old when her teacher informed the class that they were going to color pictures of “Father Christmas.”
SHEREZADE, ’n slim Spaanse dogtertjie, was vier jaar oud toe haar onderwyseres vir die klas gesê het dat hulle prente van “Kersvader” gaan inkleur.

With his bushy white beard and red robe edged in white fur, the affable figure of Father Christmas (Santa Claus) seems one of the most popular aspects of the holiday festivities.
Met sy wit bos baard en rooi pak wat met ’n wit pelsrand afgewerk is, lyk dit of die beminlike figuur van Kersvader (Sinterklaas) een van die gewildste aspekte van die feestyd is.

The newspaper France-Soir reported that this execution was “decided upon with the agreement of the clergy, who had condemned Father Christmas as a usurper and heretic” and had accused him of “paganizing Christmas.”
Volgens ’n berig in die koerant France-Soir is daar op hierdie teregstelling “besluit met die instemming van die geestelikes, wat Kersvader as ’n indringer en ’n ketter veroordeel het” en hom ook daarvan beskuldig het dat hy “Kersfees verheidens” het.

Indeed, in the March 1952 issue of Les Temps Modernes (Modern Times), ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss called belief in Father Christmas “one of the most active hotbeds of paganism among modern man” and stated that the church was justified in denouncing this belief.
Trouens, in Maart 1952 se nommer van Les Temps Moderne (Moderne Tye) het etnoloog Claude Lévi-Strauss geloof in Kersvader “een van die dinge [genoem] waardeur die heidendom die meeste bevorder is onder die moderne mens”, en het gesê dat die kerk geregverdig was om dit te veroordeel.

His prize possession was a samurai sword that his father had bought him for Christmas.
Sy geliefkoosde besitting was ’n samoeraiswaard wat sy vader vir hom as ’n Kersgeskenk gekoop het.

The father comments: “This was during the Christmas season when everyone is giving gifts, but we can honestly say that no one else enjoyed the kind of genuine, overwhelming generosity that we did.”
Die vader sê: “Dit was gedurende die Kerstyd wanneer almal geskenke gee, maar ons kan eerlik sê dat niemand anders die soort opregte, oorweldigende vrygewigheid ondervind het wat ons ondervind het nie.”

Father even gave Mother a Bible study book, The Harp of God, for Christmas that year.
My pa het selfs daardie jaar vir my ma ’n Bybelstudieboek, Die Harp van God, vir Kersfees gegee.