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Turkish archaeologists say they have uncovered the tomb of St. Nicholas

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36 pointsquickfox9 comments

Well, no need for the kids to be worried.

The Santa Claus as celebrated is so far removed from the christian saint St Nicholas, and from anything in the christian "universe" for that matter (heck, there's even a flying reindeer involved and little elf people) that it might as well be a totally different person.

Not to mention that he has nothing to do with the Christmas's eve (he has been traditionally celebrated for millennia on the 6th of December), or with extreme shopping.

I'm Turkish and none of the local news say how they become sure that the tomb belongs to St. Nicholas.

My parents got a (somewhat twisted) kick of taking me to the Church of St Nicholas in NYC when I was a kid so I could see several relics that were supposedly parts of the remains of Santa.

(sadly, the Church would be destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, and IIRC, the relics were never recovered.)

Again? ;-)

At least it’s not running with the cringe titles this article had on CNN: “Don’t tell kids, Santa is dead!” I’m being serious.

Although it is in the article:

   The bad news: Santa Claus is definitely dead.

The good news: Santa is real.

Well, if the church concluded he is a saint, then he is alive and kicking.

St Nicholas, pray for us!

Don't tell the parents: Saint Nicholas was considered the Patron Saint of Prostitutes, due to a story in which he gave money to a man's three daughters for their dowry, who otherwise would have been sold into prostitution.

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