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Have you ever wondered what the real story is about St. Nick? I haven't either, but tonight I went to a website about Saint Nicholas and the Origin of Santa Claus. It's a bit of a history lesson, but I enjoyed reading it. I hope you do too. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
How did the kindly Christian saint, good Bishop Nicholas, become a roly-poly red-suited American symbol for merry holiday festivity and commercial activity? History tells the tale.
How did the kindly Christian saint, good Bishop Nicholas, become a roly-poly red-suited American symbol for merry holiday festivity and commercial activity? History tells the tale.
St. Nicholas Center ::: Origin of Santa
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Posted 10 y ago
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Growing up in the islands of the Netherland Antilles as a child, I was brought up with their traditions. Wooden shoes left out side to be filled with chocolate, and St. Nick and Zwarte Piet. The man standing next to St. Nick, Zwarte Piet, would kidnap bad children and put them in his burlap bag. As a young child, this put a little more fear of misbehaving during the season. Was fun looking back at those times, however I have not passed these traditions on to my kids. Merry Christmas.
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