PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldcake to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoTIL Saint Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and studentsmessage-squaremessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareTIL Saint Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and studentsPeleSpirit@lemmy.worldcake to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-22 years agoIn other European countries Saint Nicolas’ helper is still Krampus, a little demon. The Dutch of the past thought a black person was a good substitute for a demon.
minus-squareVinny_93@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoActually, no. There is historical proof that Saint Nicholas had slaves. Most clergy and noblemen did back then.
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago…So the elves? Holy shit, Santa was an asshole.
In other European countries Saint Nicolas’ helper is still Krampus, a little demon. The Dutch of the past thought a black person was a good substitute for a demon.
Actually, no. There is historical proof that Saint Nicholas had slaves. Most clergy and noblemen did back then.
…So the elves? Holy shit, Santa was an asshole.