Still trying to find a decent academic piece on the links between Sinterklaas (Santa) and Odin... Lots of mentions, but no decent analysis >
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> I'm sure I read something by Hilda Ellis Davidson a while back on this, but can't locate. If anyone knows of something, do let me know :)
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Failed to find this Hilda Ellis Davidson ref, never mind---it's a fun idea that Santa derives from Odin/Wodan :)
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Lecture notes on Origins of Xmas/Santa by B.K. Swartz, Jr., Prof of Anthropology at BSU :) http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/swartz/American%20Christmas%20Origins.htm …pic.twitter.com/RROmZtLuz4
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Another interesting Xmas link: Sinterklaas+his assistant in Dutch shop windows...quite shocking, tbh :-/ http://www.downwindofamsterdam.com/doa-archives/000212.php …
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Interesting that Zwarte Piet sometimes justified as remnant of Wodan in Sinterklaas, but apparently late invention? http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/22134360-08803062 …
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Steven Nissenbaum on history of modern Xmas: "Some of things ppl lament, presumed ills of modern Xmas like overindulgence of food + drink, >
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> are actually its truest traditions. A Xmas centered around children, and the family, is a new development"http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/christmas-reborn-the-creation-of-a-consumer-christmas-professor-steven-nissenbaum-in-interview/ …
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Re: did Coca-Cola create modern image of Santa in 1930s? Pre-Coke images: Nast, 1869; Puck, 1902; White Rock, 1923.pic.twitter.com/bcy33izqjZ
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Adverts for 'White Rock' water are nice example of what Santa used to drink before Coke--White Rock & bit of Whiskey! http://www.whiterocking.org/santa.html
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