by Vader » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:31
Enjay wrote:Vader wrote:While we're at it; what I even hate more is this so called Santa Claus brought to us by the lovely Coca-Cola corporation, you see everywhere since a couple of years. It was common in the US, but now this shit is also spread here in Europe
Not quite sure if this is what you are referring to, but it's worth nipping in the bud anyway.
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp
Shame, I would like it to be true just so I could rub people's noses in it. Ah well, it's all still a humbug.
Yeah, i already knew that "Santa Claus" is based on what we call in germany "Nikolaus" , but wasn't aware of the details... thanks for that!
Anyway, what really bothers me, is that since a few years everyone here (don't know how it is in other countrys) is talking about Santa Claus ("Wheinachtsmann") in relation to Christmas rather than the "Christkind" like it's used to be before that.
I'm in no way a traditionalist, more likely the opposite, but seeing a figure representing Christmas, whose image is heavily influenced by a 'mighty' corporation like coca cola, takes away the "meaning" of Christmas even more for me.
[quote="Enjay"][quote="Vader"]While we're at it; what I even hate more is this so called Santa Claus brought to us by the lovely Coca-Cola corporation, you see everywhere since a couple of years. It was common in the US, but now this shit is also spread here in Europe :evil:[/quote]
Not quite sure if this is what you are referring to, but it's worth nipping in the bud anyway. :)
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp
Shame, I would like it to be true just so I could rub people's noses in it. Ah well, it's all still a humbug. :P[/quote]
Yeah, i already knew that "Santa Claus" is based on what we call in germany "Nikolaus" , but wasn't aware of the details... thanks for that!
Anyway, what really bothers me, is that since a few years everyone here (don't know how it is in other countrys) is talking about Santa Claus ("Wheinachtsmann") in relation to Christmas rather than the "Christkind" like it's used to be before that.
I'm in no way a traditionalist, more likely the opposite, but seeing a figure representing Christmas, whose image is heavily influenced by a 'mighty' corporation like coca cola, takes away the "meaning" of Christmas even more for me.