12-20-2015, 08:12 AM
(12-19-2015, 08:51 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: It really is a shame that the actual history of "Santa" has been commercialized over time. It's actually quite interesting how it's portrayed based on the region.
To me that's a more interesting story that is worth telling.
Oh yeah. It's always weird to think about how Santa Claus is a combination of things. St. Nicholas, for one, but Kris Kringle is a play on Christkindl, the gift bringer in Protestant Germany (Luther trying to get the people away from the saints and put the focus on Jesus). The of course you have the Germanic Pagan tie ins in some cultures.
I'm a big Santa fan. Not just because I'm a fat bearded guy that will make a good one when I go grey, but because of what he tends to represent.
