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That was RICH no doubt but the truth.
The Rock
Cuz my Santa was white and straight. But then again I wasn't offered a book that gave me a different perspective of him! Lol!
I was under the impression that Santa represents "Christmas"...Muslims would shoot him down if he buzzed the Middle East at midnight!
ELf, was a Christmas tradition of ours for years. One of the most quotable, good time flicks out there.:)
Can't beat 'em? Join 'em, adopt and bastardize the cultural rituals to make them your own. Now what was theirs is now yours.
Times change, so do traditions, cultures and history.
Owl, I was taught the same thing when i was a kid.
"I always understood Santa to be based on Saint Nicholas"
The history of "Santa" has become important to me and a wonderful learning experience. Besides the fabulous natural spirit of Christmas, the connections between man, animals, plants and the currently scientifically unprovable magic, there is a great lesson in human cultural evolution.
It is quite fitting to the OP how the concerns of a black gay santa makes some reflect on their belief that this tradition originates from Christianity.
The Church did the same thing as attributed to the black gay santa. The Church appropriated Santa from the Heathens.
The true origin of Santa belongs to the Eastern Siberian cultures. These practices and knowledge were passed across Northern Asia and Europe. The Church only became accepting of these ceremonies when it was realized that they could not convert these people by force.
St. Nickolas did not wear the right clothes, practice placing offering on trees, did not have reindeer, did not know how to Fly (Agaric), nor how to manipulate time and space. These are all practices of Barbarian shamans.
I do get a kick out of people following these rituals believing that this is Christian. Us savages may not have been conquered after all.
St. Nickolas did not wear the right clothes, practice placing offering on trees, did not have reindeer, did not know how to Fly (Agaric), nor how to manipulate time and space. These are all practices of Barbarian shamans."
-I'll have to see your math on that one.
