i just read:
st. nicholas was actually from turkey.
woden was a celtic with a long white beard and a flying horse.
the catholic church merged the cults to try to take over the northern
pagans (includes sweden).
"santa claus" is a dutch name.
he has a red suit because its Coca Cola's corporate color and they
commissioned ads in the 1930s.
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm
also a lot of fascinating stuff about saturnalia and the widespread
persecution of jews on dec 25th.
really funny :
http://fuckchristmas.org
nevertheless, merry christmas !
On Dec 25, 2005, at 1:01 AM, blackrain wrote:
On 12/21/05, Jesper Elén <jesper.elen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A Swedish ( santa's birth-place ) merry x-mas to all you SC-users.
Jesper
Jesper Elén
Studio Manager
Visby International Centre for Composers
Skeppsbron 18, 621 57 Visby, Sweden
+46 705 249914
+46 498 249904
+46 498 249900 ( also fax )
Gotlands Tonsättarskola
Skeppsbron 18, 621 57 Visby, Sweden
+46 498 284848
+46 498 284810 ( also fax )
thank you very much Jesper.
Merry x-mas to you too and the SC's lists.
happy holidays!
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