#saint nick

[saint-augustines-pears]

"kill them with kindness" WRONG. Santa attack

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[locke-n-k3y]

Catching up! I am catching up!! Also everyone clap I managed to resist drawing Glenn for one whole day xoxo instead you get good ol' Saint Nick <3 he's here to deliver presents and serve cunt

[goldenvulpine]

You guys ever wonder if Saint Nicholas here punched Arius with his “Naughty” arm or if he punched him with his “Nice” arm?

I bet he did it with his “Nice” arm. He probably remembered the incident and specifically tattooed it to be his “Nice” arm for the Irony.

Easter Bunny must be tired of hearing about it but Jack would love the story don’t lie.

someone joked about how Mrs Clause gets choked in bed by the naughty arm and I can’t sleep any more knowing there are people that wanna be choked by Silver Fox Santa here

[wandering-italy]

The Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, the final resting place of the St. Nicholas of Christmas fame.

March 9, 2024

[christmaswonderland]

🎅🏻 Christmas Wonderland Archives

[themancorialist]

Portland Street, Manchester.

[the-ghost-bracket]

Santa Poll

Danny Gonzalez propaganda

Saint Nick propaganda

[archaeologicalnews]

Exact burial spot of St. Nicholas, inspiration for Santa Claus, discovered in Turkish church

Archaeologists in southern Turkey have just uncovered the original burial place of Father Christmas himself, formally known as St. Nicholas, but whose modern nicknames of Santa Claus, Saint Nick and Kris Kringle are known by children the world over.

While researchers already knew that the saint's body was buried in the fourth century A.D. church in Turkey's Antalya province, the holy man's remains were stolen around 700 years after he died, so the specific spot where he was originally interred was a mystery.

Now, clues gathered during a new excavation of this church, including the eccesiastical building's similarity to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the placement of a fresco depicting Jesus, hint at exactly where St. Nick's body was likely laid to rest. Read more.

[coiled-dragon]

Nicholas St. North, Guardian of Wonder

[least-sexy-man-competition]

TIGHTEN VS SANTA CLAUS

ROUND 1 SIDE A

REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR WHO YOU THINK IS MORE SEXY! THE LOSER WILL MOVE ON!

[akonoadham]

This is an 18th century Russian icon depicting Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk (city in Russia).

This is a Russian version of the Saint Nicholas who lived during the Roman Empire, who is the inspiration behind the figure of Santa Claus.

"According to the legend, during the 14th-century siege of Mozhaysk city by Mongols, the residents prayed to Saint Nicholas, who announced himself as a huge figure holding a sword in the right hand and the city of Mozhaisk on the palm of the left hand."

"After seeing such a frightful vision the Mongols retreated.

The grateful citizen erected a wooden monument to Saint Nicholas as he was seen during his announcement. The motive became a popular plot for Russian icons and high-reliefs."

Many of these religious saints were venerated throughout medieval Europe based off these fanciful legends regarding them being this saviour archetype during warfare.

[jacksdoodlesnshit]

Another year, another group of Santas. Merry Christmas!

[foodandfolklore]

Santa Claus: Paganism or Commercialism

Probably one of the most recognizable icons of Western Winter holidays is Santa Claus. A plump man in a red coat with long white beard who gives presents to well behaved children on Christmas. But where did this character come from? I'm sure many reading will point out old Saint Nick as the origin. Others will draw comparisons to the Holly King and Green man. And there's at lest a few people convinced the whole thing is just a way to get us to buy more during the holidays.

Creation of Santa Claus is largely credited to Clement Clarke Moore, the Author of The Night Before Christmas. He says he combined traits of Saint Nicholas and his Dutch Handyman for descriptors. He's also the one who gave Santa his flying sleigh and reindeer. But he still called the character Saint Nicholas. The Name Santa Claus is thanks to Dutch immigrants who came to America. They called Saint Nicholas 'Sinterklass' which caught on as Santa Claus.

So who is Saint Nicholas that this Santa Claus is apparently based on? Well according to the stories, during the early Christianization of Rome, there was a man was extreme wealth and generosity named Nicholas. He would see people in need and not hesitate to help, expecting nothing in return. He also had a power to know who was guilty and who was innocent. Nicholas became a Bishop and after death, ascended to be a Saint. He is the patron Saint of Charity and Children.

So now he's got some kick ass Saint powers, and can keep on doing cool stuff. And the stories say he did. He would make more food to have enough to go around. Keep people safe. Heal children who died too soon. People loved this guy! They would celebrate him on December 6th; the day of his supposed passing. Children would leave their shoes outside hoping for a treat from the passing Saint.

Okay so, clearly Santa Claus has Christian Roots. Why do people think he's pagan. Well, for a few centuries, things start to get a little muddled. See, the Romans were like a cultural and religious melting pot. So over the thousand years of Saint Nick doing his thing, Christmas started absorbing aspects of other holidays like Saturnalia and Winter Solstice; even changing the date to better line up with these other events. And if you look at some depictions of art from before the Red suit was standard, Santa can sometimes be seen in greens with holly and mistletoe. So If the only information you have is 'Christmas Celebrations are based on Pagan Traditions' it's not a big mental leap to assume Santa is one of those Pagan Traditions.

But the truth of the matter is we didn't have a visual standard until the past 100 years or so. Saint Nick and Winter gift giving exploded in popularity all over Europe, but after a thousand years, baby Jesus took over. Maybe to put the focus back on him? But that didn't seem to remain popular, so a new, meaner version of Nicholas appeared. And I'm not talking about Krampus. His appearance and mannerisms varied from region to region. He would flog or kidnap disruptive children. It was basically all punishment, no reward. Not very magical.

Then people come to the new World of America. A new life, a new outlook, a new way to raise children. They brought with them their story of Saint Nick, now called Santa Claus, and Started telling stories about how he was sequestered away. Far north in the north pole, a place uninhabitable by normal people. He lives there, making toys with his elves, and flies around the world in a single night delivering toys to all the nice children. I never really thought about it much, but the story of Santa Claus really is a Uniquely American Folk Tale.

One last thing; how did Santa Claus Get his signature look? As I mentioned, the story the Night Before Christmas is What cements Santa as Fat, Jolly, and with a full white beard. But he mentions nothing of the colour of his clothes. Many people think that the red suit is from Coca-Cola ads, as before that he was always dressed in green. While I think it's true the Coca-Cola ads help popularize red as Santa's Color, they were far from the first to choose red. Add to that, if red was not selected, there's no guarantee he would be green. When people started illustrating the story The Night Before Christmas, lots of versions of Santa were made. One where he was in all yellow. Another where he was of short stature and brown. Icey blues. All kinds of ideas. Doing research, it seems Thomas Nast was the one who established the look of Santa. He dressed him in red to complement is rosy red nose, gave his coat white trim, a black belt, and topped it off with the signature Santa Hat.

Now that Santa had a Standard uniform, kids could recognize him instantly. Malls started to set up areas where you could take your kids to see Santa, encouraging you to go to shopping. Products need only draw a Santa on their package and boom, limited seasonal item. Sometimes it feel like Santa Claus was Created just to sell us stuff. But he wasn't. He wasn't even created to guilt us into a faith. He was created to bring a little magic a wonder into the holiday season. Regardless of what holiday you may be celebrating. Santa doesn't care. Santa only cares that if you are kind, that kindness should be rewarded.

[thesoulspulse]

Definitely going to replace this cover art someday. I enjoyed writing this Christmas oneshot a lot though!

[dingos8]

Good Yule! God Jul!

Sam & Max by Steve Purcell