Father Christmas != Santa Claus. I think the general mess of Christmas-men, Yule-lads, Winter Kings and even Lords of Misrule is very interesting. Humans do love personifying stuff. From the...
Father Christmas != Santa Claus. I think the general mess of Christmas-men, Yule-lads, Winter Kings and even Lords of Misrule is very interesting. Humans do love personifying stuff.
From the original post by Starkey Comics on Facebook
Some facts about Father Christmas that you may not know:
🎅 He is first recorded in the 1400s, by a slightly different name, although he may be much older
🎅 Historically he is NOT the same as Santa, although the two have been increasingly conflated in the last century.
🎅 He was no historical connection to St Nicholas.
🎅 He was virtually forgotten for most of the 1700s, until authors and poets resurrected him
🎅 He may be connected to a Germanic Pagan god.
🎅 Reindeer, the sleigh, and even his identity as a gift-giver are relatively recent additions to his mythos.
Father Christmas != Santa Claus. I think the general mess of Christmas-men, Yule-lads, Winter Kings and even Lords of Misrule is very interesting. Humans do love personifying stuff.
From the original post by Starkey Comics on Facebook
Some facts about Father Christmas that you may not know:
🎅 He is first recorded in the 1400s, by a slightly different name, although he may be much older
🎅 Historically he is NOT the same as Santa, although the two have been increasingly conflated in the last century.
🎅 He was no historical connection to St Nicholas.
🎅 He was virtually forgotten for most of the 1700s, until authors and poets resurrected him
🎅 He may be connected to a Germanic Pagan god.
🎅 Reindeer, the sleigh, and even his identity as a gift-giver are relatively recent additions to his mythos.