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Santa in Europe's languages

Estro Felino

Estro Felino

Believer in free will
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I mean...the weird thing about Santa Clause is that it sounds like what we in Europe mean, when we think of Saint Nicholas. Like in Scandinavia and in Germany, Sankt Nikolaus or Sankt Klaus is that saint from Myra that is veneered and respected by countless Christian denominations.
It certainly is not the beautiful bearded man in red, that is symbol of Christmas as festivity.

By the way...most European languages call him Christmas man or Father Christmas; or in Scandinavia, he is called Julenissen or Julomten (Christmas gnome), that is, a character from the ancient pagan folklore of those lands. And let's not forget, that it's from those lands that Santa comes.
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Stevicus

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Estro Felino said:
I mean...the weird thing about Santa Clause is that it sounds like what we in Europe mean, when we think of Saint Nicholas. Like in Scandinavia and in Germany, Sankt Nikolaus or Sankt Klaus is that saint from Myra that is veneered and respected by countless Christian denominations.
It certainly is not the beautiful bearded man in red, that is symbol of Christmas as festivity.

By the way...most European languages call him Christmas man or Father Christmas; or in Scandinavia, he is called Julenissen or Julomten (Christmas gnome), that is, a character from the ancient pagan folklore of those lands. And let's not forget, that it's from those lands that Santa comes.
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I think a lot of the imagery we see in the modern depictions of Santa Claus originated with an ad campaign by the Coca Cola Corporation.
 
ChristineM

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Nicholas was born in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia), a port on the Mediterranean Sea, in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire, to a wealthy family of Greek Christians.
Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia.


Will the santa of the future be different ?
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Estro Felino said:
I mean...the weird thing about Santa Clause is that it sounds like what we in Europe mean, when we think of Saint Nicholas. Like in Scandinavia and in Germany, Sankt Nikolaus or Sankt Klaus is that saint from Myra that is veneered and respected by countless Christian denominations.
It certainly is not the beautiful bearded man in red, that is symbol of Christmas as festivity.

By the way...most European languages call him Christmas man or Father Christmas; or in Scandinavia, he is called Julenissen or Julomten (Christmas gnome), that is, a character from the ancient pagan folklore of those lands. And let's not forget, that it's from those lands that Santa comes.
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I've always been partial to Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas. I think it has a lot more warmer feeling with much more meaning than just Santa which sounds incredibly material and corporate.
 
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