Thread: It's beginning to look a lot like Chris---...uuh...

Originally Posted by Bonsay

I thought Santa Claus comes from saint Nicolas who gave oranges and other "gifts" to children. People in Germany "changed" the name into santa claus. That's what I heard.

There was a Bishop in Turkey who was the original gift-giver, I think.

Originally Posted by Bonsay

I also read somewhere that Odin flew around in a chariot picking older people on "Christmas", the ones who diserved to go to Valhalla or something like that.

I think this is where the red and white outfit came from, patterned after the mushrooms given out. (They used the mushrooms for bravery during fighting.)

Very strange, I know. If anyone knows who David Sedaris, and how he explains the whole Bishop from Turkey thing, it is hilarious.