An interesting side note I just discovered on Wikipedia:
The boots-filled-over-night tradition is based on another legend of him throwing gold pieces through the window of three poor daughters so that their dad doesn’t have to force them to become prostitutes.
Didn’t expect the roots of St.Nicholas traditions to be that dark…
An interesting side note I just discovered on Wikipedia:
The boots-filled-over-night tradition is based on another legend of him throwing gold pieces through the window of three poor daughters so that their dad doesn’t have to force them to become prostitutes.
Didn’t expect the roots of St.Nicholas traditions to be that dark…
Source.
The brick would weigh like 30kg.
Personally, I’d probably have to hire Anatoly to throw em if I wanted to do that.
I say we all take a leaf out of the conservative playbook and demand to bring back the real Santa.
Not sure about that.
Traditional figures like Zwarte Piet might also reappear…
Republicans in the US salivating for traditional celebrations…