PeleSpirit@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoTIL Saint Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and studentsmessage-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1195arrow-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-210 months 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-up3·10 months agoActually, no. There is historical proof that Saint Nicholas had slaves. Most clergy and noblemen did back then.
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months 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.