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by **Jerry** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:13 pm

Coca Cola popularised the image of red suited bearded Santa Claus.

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christma ... cacola.asp

And it did include coca leaf originally.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/cocaine.asp

by **insan** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:14 pm

CBBB wrote:Coca Cola popularised Santa Claus in a red suit with white trim, as most people envisage him today.

This is only partly true, Google it!

Because he was a Turkish bishop...

Most people know that our Santa Claus today originated from St. Nicholas, but the derivation of the Santa Claus story comes from many sources. In fact, since the Catholic church in 1969 demoted St. Nicholas from his official saintly status ~ as there were no records of his having been canonized ~the original legend of this third century Turkish bishop is not very widely recognized as part of our Christmas celebration.

Nicholas was born into a wealthy family living in Patera, in the south of Turkey. Legend claims that on the church's fast days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the infant Nicholas nursed only after sundown.

Just one of many stories demonstrating his holy reputation is about an angel who appeared to the cardinal appointing a new bishop for the Turkish town of Mira, with a face bright like the sun, who told the cardinal to ordain the 30-year old Nicholas.

http://souledout.org/christmas/santanic ... holas.html

by **Sotos** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:33 pm

insan wrote:
CBBB wrote:Coca Cola popularised Santa Claus in a red suit with white trim, as most people envisage him today.

This is only partly true, Google it!

Because he was a Turkish bishop...

Most people know that our Santa Claus today originated from St. Nicholas, but the derivation of the Santa Claus story comes from many sources. In fact, since the Catholic church in 1969 demoted St. Nicholas from his official saintly status ~ as there were no records of his having been canonized ~the original legend of this third century Turkish bishop is not very widely recognized as part of our Christmas celebration.

Nicholas was born into a wealthy family living in Patera, in the south of Turkey. Legend claims that on the church's fast days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the infant Nicholas nursed only after sundown.

Just one of many stories demonstrating his holy reputation is about an angel who appeared to the cardinal appointing a new bishop for the Turkish town of Mira, with a face bright like the sun, who told the cardinal to ordain the 30-year old Nicholas.

http://souledout.org/christmas/santanic ... holas.html

Saint Nicholas a Turk? :lol:

There was no Turkey in 3rd century. Turks were living in caves and tents in Central Asia at that time. Saint Nicholas was a Byzantine.

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey.

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

by **insan** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:29 pm

Sotos wrote:
insan wrote:
CBBB wrote:Coca Cola popularised Santa Claus in a red suit with white trim, as most people envisage him today.

This is only partly true, Google it!

Because he was a Turkish bishop...

Most people know that our Santa Claus today originated from St. Nicholas, but the derivation of the Santa Claus story comes from many sources. In fact, since the Catholic church in 1969 demoted St. Nicholas from his official saintly status ~ as there were no records of his having been canonized ~the original legend of this third century Turkish bishop is not very widely recognized as part of our Christmas celebration.

Nicholas was born into a wealthy family living in Patera, in the south of Turkey. Legend claims that on the church's fast days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the infant Nicholas nursed only after sundown.

Just one of many stories demonstrating his holy reputation is about an angel who appeared to the cardinal appointing a new bishop for the Turkish town of Mira, with a face bright like the sun, who told the cardinal to ordain the 30-year old Nicholas.

http://souledout.org/christmas/santanic ... holas.html

Saint Nicholas a Turk? There was no Turkey in 3rd century. Turks were living in caves and tents in Central Asia at that time. Saint Nicholas was a Byzantine.

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey.

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

He was a Turk living in Rome...

Children expecting the ruddy cheeked, blue-eyed, elderly Father Christmas to pop down their chimneys on December 25 are being misled. According to new research, Saint Nicholas did once exist, but he was short, olive-skinned and had a broken nose.

Using forensic technology more often used to reconstruct a facial image from rotting remains, scientists have pieced together an image of Saint Nicholas that owes more to his 4th century Turkish roots and bruiser lifestyle than the 20th century Coca-Cola advert, which introduced the red suit.

The real Saint Nicholas is likely to have had olive skin, dark brown eyes and a wide chin and brow. He stood at 1.68 metres (5ft 6in) and had a broken nose. However, according to the researchers, he did sport white hair and a beard - as was the fashion for 4th century religious leaders.

Manchester University anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson, who was involved in the research, which forms the basis of a BBC2 documentary, The Real Face of Santa, to be screened on Saturday, created a clay model of the saint from a three-dimensional computer generated model based on x-rays and measurements taken from the saint's remains in the 1950s. His remains, which are kept in Bari in southern Italy, were last exhumed half a century ago when the Vatican granted an anthropologist permission to examine them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/200 ... ucation.uk

Most catholic sources cite him as a Turkish Bishop.

by **Sotos** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:40 am

insan wrote:
Sotos wrote:
insan wrote:
CBBB wrote:Coca Cola popularised Santa Claus in a red suit with white trim, as most people envisage him today.

This is only partly true, Google it!

Because he was a Turkish bishop...

Most people know that our Santa Claus today originated from St. Nicholas, but the derivation of the Santa Claus story comes from many sources. In fact, since the Catholic church in 1969 demoted St. Nicholas from his official saintly status ~ as there were no records of his having been canonized ~the original legend of this third century Turkish bishop is not very widely recognized as part of our Christmas celebration.

Nicholas was born into a wealthy family living in Patera, in the south of Turkey. Legend claims that on the church's fast days, Wednesdays and Fridays, the infant Nicholas nursed only after sundown.

Just one of many stories demonstrating his holy reputation is about an angel who appeared to the cardinal appointing a new bishop for the Turkish town of Mira, with a face bright like the sun, who told the cardinal to ordain the 30-year old Nicholas.

http://souledout.org/christmas/santanic ... holas.html

Saint Nicholas a Turk? There was no Turkey in 3rd century. Turks were living in caves and tents in Central Asia at that time. Saint Nicholas was a Byzantine.

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey.

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

He was a Turk living in Rome...

Children expecting the ruddy cheeked, blue-eyed, elderly Father Christmas to pop down their chimneys on December 25 are being misled. According to new research, Saint Nicholas did once exist, but he was short, olive-skinned and had a broken nose.

Using forensic technology more often used to reconstruct a facial image from rotting remains, scientists have pieced together an image of Saint Nicholas that owes more to his 4th century Turkish roots and bruiser lifestyle than the 20th century Coca-Cola advert, which introduced the red suit.

The real Saint Nicholas is likely to have had olive skin, dark brown eyes and a wide chin and brow. He stood at 1.68 metres (5ft 6in) and had a broken nose. However, according to the researchers, he did sport white hair and a beard - as was the fashion for 4th century religious leaders.

Manchester University anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson, who was involved in the research, which forms the basis of a BBC2 documentary, The Real Face of Santa, to be screened on Saturday, created a clay model of the saint from a three-dimensional computer generated model based on x-rays and measurements taken from the saint's remains in the 1950s. His remains, which are kept in Bari in southern Italy, were last exhumed half a century ago when the Vatican granted an anthropologist permission to examine them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/200 ... ucation.uk

Most catholic sources cite him as a Turkish Bishop.

I opened the 10 first Google results for Saint Nicholas and none of them says he is Turkish. Those that say so probably don't know that there were no Turks in Asia Minor in the 3rd century. His name is Nicholas not Mehmet or any other Turkish name.