Why doesn Santa use the chimney and not the door?

bigOz


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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 14:51

A religious leader of a community in Turkey caused a lot of arguments, as well as endless strings of funny "why does Santa..." questions from posters in social sites! He was reported by major newspapers as saying "If Santa was a decent man he would use the door and not the chimney to go in people's houses"

Lets hear from cyprus44 members, why does Santa use the chimney OR if you are in a joke mode - then, what else Santa should do to prove his decency?

elko2



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Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
30/12/2011 15:04

My question is: Why does he not use my chimney? Is that discrimination?

ismet

Lambousa Gordon


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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 15:09

One of the mythical figures from which the modern Santa was drawn was a mischievous elf who couldn't use doors. Hence the chimney.

bigOz


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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 15:29

Yes, but why the hell does he have to wear that dreadly red coloured outfit! Could it be because if the "raindeers" fail, he might crash land in snow bound mountains (hence can be easily visible)

bigOz


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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 15:34

İsmet; Meybe you are a naughty boy! According to the myth, Santa brings gifts only to GOOD CHILDREN

Ed1957


Joined: 03/09/2011
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
30/12/2011 15:48

Maybe if you paid your speeding fines ...

bigOz


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30/12/2011 16:18

I just read that Santa may well be a replica of an old Germanic myth before Christianity;

"Among early Germanic tribes, one of the major deities was Odin, the ruler of Asgard. A number of similarities exist between some of Odin's escapades and those of the figure who would become Santa Claus

Odin was often depicted as leading a hunting party through the skies, during which he rode his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir. In the 13th-century Poetic Edda, Sleipnir is described as being able to leap great distances, which some scholars have compared to the legends of Santa's reindeer. Odin was typically portrayed as an old man with a long, white beard, much like St. Nicholas himself

In winter, children placed their boots near the chimney, filling them with carrots or straw as a gift for Sleipnir. When Odin flew by, he rewarded the little ones by leaving gifts in their boots. In several Germanic countries, this practice survived despite the adoption of Christianity"

astro941


Joined: 22/05/2011
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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 20:50

I heard that Santa goes down the chimney because in soots him!

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 20:52

In several Germanic Countries Is right !! England being one of them(Anglo-Saxon )Angles and Saxon's being Germanic tribes....Mixed with Normans, originally Norse Men from Scandinavia.....So who is the true Englishman? Happy New Year..

dippersgirl



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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 20:59

I was told Santa Claus comes from Turkey and they have a statue to prove it

dippersgirl



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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 21:00

I like the way the forum decided this is a DIY thread, hehehe

bigOz


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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 22:47

dippersgirl; I quote:

"The legend of Santa Claus can be traced to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed Nicholas was born around 280 A.D. in Patara, in today's Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick. Over the course of many years, Nicholas's popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors

His feast day is celebrated on the anniversary of his death, December 6. This was traditionally considered a lucky day to make large purchases or to get married. By the Renaissance, St. Nicholas was the most popular saint in Europe. Even after the Protestant Reformation, when the veneration of saints began to be discouraged, St. Nicholas maintained his reputation, especially in Holland

The name Santa Claus evolved from his Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas..."

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
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Message Posted:
30/12/2011 23:35

Maybe he cant find parking space for the sledge and reindeer except on the roof, and from there it is quicker to slide down the chimney and avoid the traffic wardens!



Of course a lot of Christmas traditions are jumbled with much older pagan celebrations ("Yule" ) of the winter solstice (same with Easter and spring) - the Yule log for instance and holly, ivy and mistletoe (sacred to the Druids).



And comparatively recently the Christmas tree was introduced from Germany by Prince Albert



What I cant understand is how (and why) ST. Nicholas transferred himself from Turkey to the North Pole - complete with red coat, slieghbells, reindeer, etc and all those elves . Walt Disney has a lot to answer for!

Riddles


Joined: 26/04/2011
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Message Posted:
31/12/2011 01:24

The red coat etc. wasn't Disney ..it was Coca Cola

http://www.bing.com/search?pc=Z049&form=ZGATBR&q=coke+santa

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
31/12/2011 10:20

Santa was delivered by Caesarean Section at birth before the days of key hole surgery and after such mental trauma, by instinct, does not "do doors" only topside apertures !

Hector


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Message Posted:
31/12/2011 18:02

"Over the course of many years, Nicholas's popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors"



Oh dear. I wonder if he's pass a CRB check....