Posted on 12/24/2024 8:53:55 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Well, my kids asked me once if I believed Santa was real and he was alive. This was my response. Santa is known as Saint Nicholas. He was a real person who believed in Jesus. Because of that, he will have eternal life. So, yes, I believe Santa is real and that he too lives. Merry Christmas!
I thought they just found his crypt somewhere in a European church? Vague memory.
I am sick and tired of reading about CE. It’s BC and AD.
Some folks don’t want to hear anything with the name Christ or Lord. They are the same ones who don’t want to hear the word Christmas.
I just don’t change for the sake of change. I know what AD and BC means. I’m not up to learning a new set of befores and afters. Nothing to do with Christmas.
Well said.
Waves of European immigrants brought St. Nicholas’s holiday tradition to America. By the end of the 18th century, St. Nicholas was recognized by American culture. In December of 1773 and December of 1774, it was reported that groups of Dutch families in New York gathered to honor the anniversary of Nicholas’s death. The name, Santa Claus, was stated to evolve from Nick’s Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas, which is translated as the Dutch name for St. Nicholas.
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I heard that on PBS, this week. There may be a show upcoming.
Yes, that historical item you mentioned was in the article.
Interesting.
Expedition Unknown - November 20, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 6
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Later, in 325 CE AD 325
The exact date of Nicholas’ death is disputed, but it is traditionally considered to be December 6, 343 CE AD 343
FIFY
BCE and CE are Christophobic--kind of like using the N-word for blacks.
Then, don’t read it.
I agree.
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