isnt it like this about everything? Christmas is a sham, religions are a clusterfuck of insanity historywise. Nothing makes sense, yet somehow we celebrate it
But hey, at least we get some vacations lol
You know, eli, today is actually the REAL holliday... Santaclaus is a sham!
"Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town (New Amsterdam) which had been swapped by the Dutch for Suriname, reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past" says wikipedia.
In conclusion i have developped my own idea of how sinterklaas turned into santaclaus: Sinterklaas is a magical man coming from both Spain and Turkey :zombie:. He is tall and skinny, has a big white beard and has a red mitre like this one:
He travelled to New Amsterdam (now NY) but when he died, there was no tall, skinny man to take his place, because all Americans are short and fat. Because of the constant hurricanes in the US, they lost Sinterklaas' mitre (bishop's hat) in a whirlwind. So the new Sinterklaas got a sleeping hat, that at least had similar colours. As the Americans were speach-impaired, they bastardized Sinterklaas into Santaclaus. To support this heavy man a horse (like Sinterklaas) was not strong enough, so he was given a herpes-infected moose instead. Due to racial conflicts Black Petes were no longer used in the US, and replaced by elves (read: little slave-children).
Omg, Eve... that sounded a bit confusing... I can see why you did develop your own thought about it!!You know, eli, today is actually the REAL holliday... Santaclaus is a sham!
"Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town (New Amsterdam) which had been swapped by the Dutch for Suriname, reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past" says wikipedia.
In conclusion i have developped my own idea of how sinterklaas turned into santaclaus: Sinterklaas is a magical man coming from both Spain and Turkey :zombie:. He is tall and skinny, has a big white beard and has a red mitre like this one:
He travelled to New Amsterdam (now NY) but when he died, there was no tall, skinny man to take his place, because all Americans are short and fat. Because of the constant hurricanes in the US, they lost Sinterklaas' mitre (bishop's hat) in a whirlwind. So the new Sinterklaas got a sleeping hat, that at least had similar colours. As the Americans were speach-impaired, they bastardized Sinterklaas into Santaclaus. To support this heavy man a horse (like Sinterklaas) was not strong enough, so he was given a herpes-infected moose instead. Due to racial conflicts Black Petes were no longer used in the US, and replaced by elves (read: little slave-children).
Exactly, I agree!!Christmas is fun time always. Holidays, starts to get colder so when you go out you tend to drink more to keep the heat going, new year's awesome (usually, unlike last year which I spent in bed with fever, fuck that!) and I myself enjoy family dinner on the 24th, we're on good terms all of us so it's fun, and my grandma really steps up and always makes awesome dinner. And then present time. How do you beat that?
Good thread Eli!
...and hereeee.
Same here.
You're welcome, I do wish you to have a great time!^Thanks, hopefully I'll take better care of myself this year
Oh Lord, I LOVE that movie... I often watch it around X-Mas time too and I think I watched it like, dunno, too many times to remember!We do watch Home Alone each year since I can remember though.
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