Santa...

I was thinking on my slightly-less-than-interminable drive this morning (apparently most people have already started their winter pilgrimages) about the whole thing about Santa Claus. And since I'm an inveterate looker-upper, I looked up Saint Nicholas. Apparently he's actually from modern day Turkey. He's also thought to be the the transmigratory christianized Poseidon. Hm.

"Saint Nicholas is revered by many as the patron saint of seamen, merchants, archers, children, prostitutes, pharmacists, lawyers, pawnbrokers, prisoners, the city of Amsterdam and of Russia."

I find this interesting, as the patron saint of merchants - among others - apparently the commercialization of this particular pagan holiday is properly rooted in the christian tradition.

woohoo for them. I'm not gonna say a THING about the prostitutes.

Speaking of which, I havent' finished my own dive into the buying season - darn it. More shopping tonight.