10-17-2007, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by greatamerican128
And no I don't believe in Santa Clause, which in fact was made up by pagans not Christians.
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Man you love to dish out mis-information, don't you? 
Santa Claus has deep-rooted Christian origins. In fact, the Christian origin of the mythical gift-giver, is St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. This tie to Christianity dates all the way back to the year 270 AD. That's a pretty old tradition, if you ask me. 
Of course, there are influences from German, Dutch, and Nordic folklore. (Possibly more) Generally, the imagery associated with Santa Claus is unique by country and culture. The Germanic version came from Odin, the Wanderer from German folklore. In one respect, you are correct. Odin was a pagan god of mythology.
However, Christianity does have its own version of Santa Claus, just like many other countries have their respective holiday figures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas |
I must have been misinformed. Interesting though, thanks for the information.
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