The "Original" Santa Claus/Father Christmas

[ComradeMan]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Old_Father_Christmas_Image.jpg


Time to kick out the imposter who represents globalisation and mulitnationals.

Let's get the Green Father Christmas back.

[Bud Struggle]

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[ComradeMan]

How true is it that Coca Cola "decided" that Santa Claus should be dressed in "corporate colours" back in the 1920s/30s?

[Sasha]

Myth, Santa is an de-catholicd version of the dutch sinterklaas (st Nicholas), that dutch immigrants imported to newyork. Old nick is an saint dressed in red and white bringing children gifts through the chimney on the 5th of December. Now a days he has an black "helper" (used to be an slave and before that an chained devil). Sinterklaas in turn is based on older Germanic practices and the Scandinavian odin.

[Revolutionair]

http://www.de-mooiste-animaties.nl/files/animaties/sinterklaas/sinterklaas-24328.gif

http://www.de-mooiste-animaties.nl/files/animaties/sinterklaas/sinterklaas-24328.gif

Haters gonna hate.

[ComradeMan]

Myth, Santa is an de-catholicd version of the dutch sinterklaas (st Nicholas), that dutch immigrants imported to newyork. Old nick is an saint dressed in red and white bringing children gifts through the chimney on the 5th of December. Now a days he has an black "helper" (used to be an slave and before that an chained devil). Sinterklaas in turn is based on older Germanic practices and the Scandinavian odin.

So it's not Saint Nicholas (aka San Nicola) of Myra in Turkey whose relics are still preserved in Southern Italy? Festival celebrated around 5th/6th December and patron saint of children and the city of Bari?

Also the Green Man of Celtic/Germanic folk tradition? I think the black/Moorish helper is only a Dutch thing. It doesn't exist here.

[Havet]

creepy nonetheless

[ComradeMan]

creepy nonetheless

Why? Didn't get the train set you wanted when you were 8 and now you hate the bastard! :lol:

[Sasha]

So it's not Saint Nicholas (aka San Nicola) of Myra in Turkey whose relics are still preserved in Southern Italy? Festival celebrated around 5th/6th December and patron saint of children and the city of Bari?


same guy, came to the US via the dutch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas



Also the Green Man of Celtic/Germanic folk tradition? I think the black/Moorish helper is only a Dutch thing. It doesn't exist here.

its an fusion thing, apperently in some parts of germany and austria etc there is some festival where older kids dress up as a devil/demon and scare/punish the young kids. In spain etc its quite common on older relics of saints to haven chained devil with them

[Dimentio]

Happy I did not grow up in Germany. I had an intense fear of the Devil as a child.

[ComradeMan]

Well whatever his origins...

Let's get the original guy back in green- not the corporate, multi-national, globaliser in his corporate colours- an impostor!!!!

Spread the green message to the kids!!! :D

[Lord Testicles]

If only we could reinstate the true father Christmas then socialist revolution is sure to follow!

[Havet]

If only we could reinstate the true father Christmas then socialist revolution is sure to follow!

You mean this guy?

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8833/santamarx.jpg

[Havet]

Why? Didn't get the train set you wanted when you were 8 and now you hate the bastard! :lol:

Just look at his pedo-smile ffs

[Lord Testicles]

Candy for the masses, but for the capitalists... coal!

I think that might be a deal that will please all.

[Jazzratt]

Havet & skinz, knock it off or I'll start grinching this thread up with warnings and trashings.

EDIT: I've changed my mind. The topic of this thread is such inherent nonsense that offtopic posts and lighthearted shitposts would probably improve it. I'll close it at some point anyway.

[Havet]

Havet & skinz, knock it off or I'll start grinching this thread up with warnings and trashings.

Is that why you thanked his comment? :rolleyes:

You don't scare me papa bear

[Jazzratt]

You clearly didn't see my edit.

[Havet]

You clearly didn't see my edit.

You're too slow. You should change your username to jazzdinosaur

[Ele'ill]

You're too slow. You should change your username to jazzdinosaur

What? Velociraptor and Deinonychus were likely extremely fast.

[Jazzratt]

What? Velociraptor and Deinonychus were likely extremely fast. They aren't that fast these days, however. Unless their remains are set on fire inside an internal combustion engine to power a vehicle but that's cheating a little. Even prehistoric plants go fast in those conditions.

[Jazzratt]

This thread has gotten silly. I'm going to close it.