Santa Claus and charitable _ Gao Jian _ Sina Blog

This year's Christmas, the impact of the financial crisis, the United States people were "too tight days", a more prudent, minimize shopping budget. Although close at hand, but three classes of Christmas spending will not province: first Christmas tree, the second is the electronic product category Christmas gift, 3 is charitable donations. Many United States are still maintained a Christmas tradition for charitable donations. According to the Pew Center survey, 84 per cent of people in the United States this Christmas period through various channels to provide charitable donations. 84% are considerable numbers, almost said United States people generally have charitable sense. In the United States and the community, people donate money than other countries. And contributions in the past 10 years has increased by 50%. After the removal of religious donations, contributions reached 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), is the United Kingdom the ratio of 2 times, 3 times that of France. United States who are in the Christmas charity donations? this charity and need to know about the United States. First of all, Santa Claus is a philanthropist. Santa's original name was Nicolas, in the fourth century, was born in Asia minor, La city, family, parents are very enthusiastic Catholic friends, unfortunately, his parents died. Nicholas grew up, the rich property, all donated to the poor and the poor man, he then became a spiritual devotion to the Church, a lifetime to social services. Nikolai later made a priest, but also promoted mainly taught. His life, did a lot of charity work, his favorite was to help the poor, Santa Claus is he later don't sign, this name is derived from he secretly sent money, help the three girls story. It is said that Nicolas not far from the place where three beautiful girls, they are 20, 18, 16-year-old. Father was a scholar from low-income, often rely on lending to live. On one occasion, because there is no ability to pay, so cruel to beautiful healthy third daughter, sold to creditors to Africa to do the maid. Three daughters know this thing, he embraced the sad cry, in grief, we can imagine. Nicola knew about it, ran to the comfort of their home. The night, Nicolas airs three stockings of gold, secretly in the three girls in front of the window. They have gold, also a father of three daughters of debt, which has made the maid free removal. The next day was Christmas, they know a good thing is Nicolas, we invited him to a celebration of the side. Subsequent to the San extension section, these three girls is the story. The children listened very envious of, and also hope that Santa Claus, to give him a SOCKS gift. That's a tall green Christmas tree every prerequisite, but also to the charity. Legend has it that long ago, a farmer, on Christmas day have a poor child, he enthusiastically received the child, the child when he left off the next root branches into the ground, pine immediately into a tree, with gifts to thank farmers kindness. Christmas tree that represents the good kind. Christmas gifts has nearly become a global movement habits. Those living in poverty of people now need care. Thus Christmas Charity very popular, people are used to make contributions on Christmas day. Indeed, in United States, people do not admire admire a rich man, but rather on the community to contribute to the rich. Because of this, BusinessWeek published annual rankings of philanthropists than the Forbes annual list of rich people better attract people's eye. "In the United States, you can free to amass wealth. You can have many possessions. Only one condition. You must have contribute to, and must be someone to notice you doing this. But you must do so, otherwise you will never become true big man. "This is a United States well-known economic news man Richard �� Lambert inthe United Kingdom the times on floated high on. Rooted in Christian tradition to the "original sin" rich ". Early Christianity condemned, hate and reject the entire wealth of the secular world, the rich and the lusts of the commercial activities of the church more hold extreme negative attitude that businessmen buy cheap and sell, their evil even more than theft; Commerce one's greed will encourage and give up on God's followers; " Christians should not do business. " Therefore, in the Christian tradition that the rich man was born the "evil one", and following the hell and the "God" of wrath as evil people of deterrence. While the rich man to enter Heaven, only only will own all wealth are donated to the poor. Christian meanings that original sin on the rich already deep into the heart of the West, the potential exists for the head of culture in the blood. United States steel magnate Andrew �� Carnegie is recognized as the United States private philanthropy is one of the great founders, he published in 1889, entitled "the Gospel of wealth" has become the United States modern Charity Classic, but just from this article can be seen in the "original sin" Christianity, "the doctrine of the rich and deeply rooted in the Carnegie in the philosophy of life: he wrote," it won't be long before, those who left a legacy of the huge wealth of (not in their lifetime will be donated out) of people would be rejected by the public. People die, die of shame. "While another United States modern private philanthropy's founder oil magnate John �� D �� Rockefeller, a devout Christian. Although he made a fortune, but his life several times publicly stated his dislike of wealth. And he has been practicing with Christian doctrine which is the most plain and way of life and death before most of the wealth of the donation. It can be said that it was "born guilty" subconscious kept reminding those Christian Regal were: to enter Heaven, your wealth out of the donation. United States people keen on private philanthropy of another cultural background"Reciprocal cultural". We all know, the United States in the United Kingdom during colonial rule, the United States who do not have any social security; later, although the United States country, but always before the adoption of the Federal Constitution, the Government has not been given any tax, and therefore there is no way to give the citizens of any social protection. This situation forced the people to organize mutual autonomy, reciprocal, community-based activities thus reciprocal. Such as the United States Franklin Benjamin �� early philanthropists is through a large number of individual contributions to improve their community, founded a local civic organizations (such as volunteer firefighting units), and other public facilities and institutions. This also formed a tradition. As Tocqueville in democracy in the United States, "a book says:" in France, who founded a new career, by the Government; in the United Kingdom, by local elites and the lead; in the United States, you will see people must organize. " Addition, United States of" culture ", contains the individualism of personal responsibility. They believe that provide charitable donations is outstanding civic obligations. See here, you just can't think of our new year and gift giving,-or we philanthropy ideas?