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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerATC" data-source="post: 1645867" data-attributes="member: 9576"><p>I disagree with this. I think there are a lot of satanic groups and pagan groups who perform various rituals on Halloween to get more publicity for their groups, since the media is more apt to report on it. I would lend to say there are a lot of teens who dabble in the occult on this night as a way to scare each other and to get 'into the spirit'. </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>St. Nicholas was real, but is completely separate and distinct from Santa Claus. The feast of St. Nicholas is on Dec 5. Protestant children saw the gifts that Catholic children received on this day and wanted a day of their own. Protestant parents wanted to accomodate their children, but did not want them celebrating a Catholic feast day or venerating a Catholic saint, so they moved their gift-giving holiday to Christmas and invented Santa Claus by using elements of the Norse god Thor, who was represented as an elderly man of heavy build, with a long white beard. His element was fire, therefor his color was red. He rode in a chariot and was said to live in the "Northland". The fireplace was sacred to him and he was said to come into the home through the chimney, into his element (fire). Sound familiar? </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>lol</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>+1 to this. Why would kids believe what you teach them about God if you lied to them about Santa and the Easter bunny?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerATC, post: 1645867, member: 9576"] I disagree with this. I think there are a lot of satanic groups and pagan groups who perform various rituals on Halloween to get more publicity for their groups, since the media is more apt to report on it. I would lend to say there are a lot of teens who dabble in the occult on this night as a way to scare each other and to get 'into the spirit'. St. Nicholas was real, but is completely separate and distinct from Santa Claus. The feast of St. Nicholas is on Dec 5. Protestant children saw the gifts that Catholic children received on this day and wanted a day of their own. Protestant parents wanted to accomodate their children, but did not want them celebrating a Catholic feast day or venerating a Catholic saint, so they moved their gift-giving holiday to Christmas and invented Santa Claus by using elements of the Norse god Thor, who was represented as an elderly man of heavy build, with a long white beard. His element was fire, therefor his color was red. He rode in a chariot and was said to live in the "Northland". The fireplace was sacred to him and he was said to come into the home through the chimney, into his element (fire). Sound familiar? lol +1 to this. Why would kids believe what you teach them about God if you lied to them about Santa and the Easter bunny? [/QUOTE]
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