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1. The Little Elves
They are those little human like creatures that live with Santa Claus in the North Pole and acts as his helper and toy makers. They are mostly depicted in a green or red attire with pointy ears, pointy hats and even pointy shoes.
So where did they come from? Apparently compared to Santa, they are a much younger creation. They were first introduced in a piece of literature by Louisa May Alcott in 1856 and the illustrations of the elves working in the workshop were later popularised by Godey’s Lady’s Book for its Christmas Issue in 1873.
But the idea of elves came from the 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore called A Visit from St. Nicholas which is more commonly known today as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. In the poem, there was a line describing Santa Clause which goes, “He was chubby and plump, a right jelly old elf”.
So from these facts, we could conclude that Christmas is more a tradition rather than a religious celebration. It is a good tradition to bring people close together and definitely a good excuse to have an extra holiday for the year.