[Jewelry making - Article 00126] - Re: [Orchid] Happy new year

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>     Well, those of us who celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday
>     might object somewhat to altering the date to make it more
>     convenient for retailers. 

    Not to stir up things, but Christmas never was about Jesus's
    birthday. What you are celebrating is Saint Nicolas's Birthday which
    is at December 6th. That has been celebrated in Europe since the
    middle ages. At some point the Catholic Church forbid this
    celebration and some underground movements in the southern part of
    Europe shifted it to December 25th or so, just so they wouldn't get
    caught. 

    Santa Claus is in fact the Coca-cola commercialization of Saint
    Nicolas. Or did I misread the bible and there was indeed a santa
    mentioned? The presents in the stockings seem to come from French
    nuns who secretly feeded the poor at night (wrapping the gifts in old
    stockings). So nothing religious about the 25th of December, just an
    ordinary day with lots of presents and if that date gets shifted to
    April 1st.. who cares (from a religious point of view that is).

Alain

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