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Aeryn Sun ([personal profile] can_be_more) wrote in [community profile] fandomtherapy2005-12-01 05:30 pm
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Explain this holiday to me now, please. You know the one. The one with snow and trees and overweight men in bad suits with worse facial hair. I'm new! I don't know these things!
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[personal profile] chasingangela 2005-12-02 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Right, but there are a lot of bishops who became saints, right? Why does he get to be the one associated with Christmas? Is it just because of the stuff for the poor people?

I almost wish I was religious and knew this stuff.

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2005-12-02 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Lots of them.

Well, I heard he did the reverse-burglar bit and threw gold down chimneys? But I don't know where the stockings come into it. And I don't know, maybe he did it for Christmas?

I used to know this stuff, but then I left the convent. Yay.

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-02 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Shoes. You have to put your shoe at teh chimney and he fills them with candy.

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-02 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Uh. I'm not sure. You just do.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_wespryce/ 2005-12-02 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Some peasant maidens were about to be sold into prostitution by their father. Saint Nicholas stepped in and gave them dowries so that they could be married instead.

It's all about the propagation of the patriarchy, really.
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