I saw something on Social Media that made me want to go on a spree. Still undecided if it was a murdering spree or running spree...but it was one of them. I saw this:
"Santa's a Demon! The uncomfortable truth about Christmas"
I saw the article linked to a "friend's" page along with the statement that said "This is why I told my child that Santa, the Easter bunny, etc. isn't real and we celebrate Jesus Christ in my house!"
Okay fine. That's fine. No.It.Isn't!!! Your child is 7. Why would you take this away from your baby?!?!?! He is being raised catholic/christian. All of his cousins and classmates Believe in Santa. Why would you ruin the magic of Christmas like this?!?!?! Not to mention, if he goes to school or to his cousin's house and regurgitates that, how do you think those parents will feel? How do you think those kids will feel? I can tell you right now if your extremest uneducated skewed religious bull$hit spoiled the magic of Christmas for one of MY littles, you better run because I can't be held responsible for my actions. And you better run fast because I've been training and I am pretty quick.
Why can't you teach him that Christmas is about Jesus and still let him enjoy the magic? I grew up believing in Santa and I didn't turn into a "devil worshiper". This is the stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. This takes the cake on extreme religion. I am sorry you are "scared of Santa" but come on. Do you even know the origin story???? Do you? Because based on this fear mongering article you shared you do not! And just because Santa and Satan are spelled similarly doesn't mean anything!!!!
Read this. Yea yea, I know History Channel isn't law but they do a pretty good job when it comes to research...usually. It is widely believed that Santa Claus is based off of St. Nicholas (a real person). "The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick’s Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas)." What the f**k is Satanic about that?!?!?!
12/25 is a pagan holiday, therefore Santa is a pagan god. Hey, again...know your history. Yes 12/25 is originally a "pagan holiday". It is the final day for the celebration of the Winter Solstice. A holiday that was literally hijacked by Christians. So while you are correct, Jesus was probably born in the Spring, our religious forefathers more than likely decided that it was a time when people already celebrated things so why not use it as Jesus' birthday. The celebration of Saint Nicholas is 12/6 or 12/19 depending on where you are from...so I guess they kind of morphed together for some of us. At least that is my understanding.
Krampus isn't the underlying "demon" hiding behind Santa or Santa Claus' alter-ego, making Santa "evil". Do you even know how to Google?!? Or go the f**king library. "Krampus is believed to be a beastial creature who accompanies St. Nicholas on his earthly journey. While St. Nicholas rewards the good children with gifts and sweets, Krampus dispenses punishment to the wicked children who have strayed from the path of good. It is said he takes care of St. Nick's "naughty list"." Krampus was created to scare the $hit out of naughty kids just like the legend of Santa has morphed into a figure to reward "nice" kids...so they'd behave! If anything Krampus makes Santa appear even more Saintly. And lets be real, you only know about Krampus because of that crazy movie that just came out. Almost no one here in the states knew what that thing was before so just stop.
This isn't a f**king witch eating a baby in some sort of demon worship!!!!
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My point is there isn't anything Satanic about Santa, Krampus, or Grýla. These are stories to scare little kids into behaving. There is nothing pagan about December 25th or Santa. Unless you are a pagan and are celebrating the Winter Solstice, it's f**king Christmas! Why do people have to ruin Christmas with their ignorant bull$hit!
Side Note - does that mean that little Johnny doesn't get gifts for Christmas because that is part of the "pagan" tradition? Or are you going to say the gifts represent the gifts from the Magi? Because if that's the case you should wait until 1/6 (Three King's Day or the Epiphany). I'm not trying to be an @$$hole...wait, this time I am. People make me STABBY!!!!!
Oh and while we are at it Xmas (yes I know its a Wiki link but it makes sense) does not mean we are removing "Christ" from Christmas . It is a shortened version of the word, not meant to be disrespectful. It was happening LOOOOONG before some crackhead in recent history decided to get pissy about it. I can't put it any better than this response to someone who was butthurt by the word "Xmas": " 'X' is the Greek letter "Chi" which is the first letter of "Christos". You should probably be aware that the fish that's almost certainly on the back of your car "ΙΧΘΥΣ" is an acronym for "Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ", which translated means "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour" so the use of "X" in "Xmas" actually doesn't violate your sensitive beliefs" ~ Chris Hardwick. Meaning, if people write xmas, they aren't being jerks. If you want to write out Christmas go 'head.
My point is stop trying to make something out of nothing. Stop trying to find evil in innocent things. Stop being an @$$hole! If you don't like the commercialism of Santa, fine...but don't ruin it for everyone else. Be respectful of others just like you DEMAND them to be respectful of you.
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