The Dark Origins of Santa Claus

The Dark Origins of Santa Claus
Today on Shadow Matter we deliver to you the Christmas edition and explore the dark origins of Santa Claus.
Was Santa Claus real?
What are the origins of Santa Claus?
who is Belsnickel?
What is Krampus?
is Krampus Santa Claus?
The Coca Cola Santa advert?
Christmas is a Christian Holiday that has become more or less commercialised, and Santa Claus has become the main figure in the celebrations... But where did this Santa Claus come from?
From a Father Christmas, to Belsnickel in Germany, Krampus, a horned demon-like character that eats children, to a vengeful NORSE GOD Odin that flies through the mid-winter sky in a ghostly procession known as the WILD HUNT during YULETIDE.
St. Nicholas was greek bishop in Myra who's namesake is now the jolly old man himself, but how did this figure become the fictionalised version we all know today?

Merry Christmas and enjoy the TRUE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS


credits:
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Info/sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/hi...
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sant...
https://poets.org/poem/visit-st-nicholas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
https://www.holland.com/global/touris...

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