Has anyone else seen the similarities between Satan and Santa? If so, please share what they are.?

Question

I have found a few

They both have the same letters in their names.
They both dress up in "red" suites.
They both have helpers small (little demons vs elves).

I am not trying to imply anything, I was just thinking about it and thought it kind of weird.

Can you think of any more?

Answer 1

they both have horns...satans on his head...santas on his reindeer

oh i thought of another...they both enjoy a good Ho....ho,ho lol

Answer 2

Satan is the Christian counterpart of Pluto, the god of the underworld, and both Pluto and Santa (2005 FY9) are Kuiper Belt objects in the solar system.

People dress up in costumes as both Satan (the Devil) and Santa.

Satan is part of Halloween, and Santa is part of Christmas, and Halloween is Oct 31 (the number 31 in the octal system or base eight of numeration, and Christmas is Dec 25 (the number 25 in decimal or base ten notation), and Oct 31 = Dec 25 (both are the number one greater than the number of hours in a day).

There are some differences. For instance Satan is single, but Santa has a wife (Mrs. Claus). Further, Santa lives at the North Pole where everything has frozen over, but if that's the case with Satan's place, that's when Hell freezes over.

Answer 3

This year, however, I’ve come to the realization that the similarities between Santa Claus and Satan are actually quite eerie and alarming. This is a man who annually makes a ritual of breaking into millions of homes around the world. We should be concerned.

Firstly, consider Santa's home base. The North Pole is a frigid, frozen wasteland over which Santa reigns. From what I understand of the North Pole, Dante apparently had it just right when describing the ninth circle of his Hell in the Inferno. It's also a frigid, frozen wasteland, albeit holding the damned spirits of Earth's worst sinners. In the center of that final circle resides Lucifer himself. Could the North Pole indeed be this ninth circle? If so, Santa would undoubtedly be Satan.

Then, of course, are the peculiar traits Santa possesses that we naively see as lovable quirks. We set out heaps of cookies on Christmas Eve to appease his gluttony and embrace his propensity to give gifts, which in reality only breeds greed in our world's children. Gluttony and Greed- two of the seven deadly sins so far, but we certainly aren't finished. We must not forget that Santa works but one day out of the year. That would be number three: Sloth. Number four, Pride, is undeniable. You can't turn your head in November and December without seeing Santa's proud, plump face. I'm still working out Lust and Anger, but Envy is an easy one. Santa has obviously got it out out for the Judeo-Christian conception of God. Christmas, after all, is supposed to have a whole lot to do with God. Santa, however, falling prey to his immense jealousy of God's all-powerful and all-knowing status, is quickly rising to immortality and simultaneously shoving the Christ out of Christmas. When did anyone but God figure out how to know when you've been good or bad? I think it's becoming frighteningly clear that Satan has hijacked Christmas.

There are, of course, plenty more clues. Santa's red suit is no doubt a reflection of the evil in his heart. And who else but a devil would bewitch reindeer to fly? This December 25th I strongly suggest locking all doors and windows. If you have a fireplace either build a raging fire (though I'm not sure even that can stop Satan) or install a trap to catch that evil, yet jolly and obese man. Help create a safer holiday season for each of us.

Answer 4

I see your point but what's even more interesting is the fact that attributes and personalities have been given to Santa that only belong to God. He sees you when your sleeping, he knows when your awake, he knows if you been bad or good (attributes of omnipotence- all knowing) , he can be all over the world in a flash (omnipresent,) a giver of gifts, has hair a white as snow or like lambs wool, (Jesus is described in Revelation as having hair white as wool), etc....Kids just love Santa and what a perfect way to take children's eyes off of the one true God.

Answer 5

Nothing similar,no can't think of any.
Number one because Saint Nickolaus was a real man from the north country whose Catholic robes were odd in color and composition,he was a man of G-d,and loved to help less fortunate children by hand making toys for them at the time of the Mass for Christ celebration.

Answer 6

That is one of the silliest things I've seen - and I've seen this one a few times in the last week or so. One can find Satan in anything. Santa means "Saint" - for Saint Nicholas.

Answer 7

Never looked at it that way.I always thought of Santa as the spirit of Christmas.Promoting love and sharing what you have with others.Giving gifts as the three wisemen did.Teaching children that this was our Saviors birthday and it is a time to be happy and rejoice.

Answer 8

if you look hard enough you can find a similarity between any ancient folk tale or any Pagan god, and the Christian Devil. the Devil as the red horned sacry guy was meant to scare People into worship, and to demonise the ancient gods so that the younger Pagans would be easier to convert.

thus you can find a refrence to almost every god that was known at the time of the christianisation of europe in the Christian devil.

of course if you look hard enough you can find the Devil in anything.

Answer 9

Yah, I agree. Kind of creepy. In Europe they have santas assistant that grabs children puts them in a bag and smacks them with a branch if they are bad. No, I'm not messin with you. Evil Evil! >.<

Answer 10

They are both fictional




While the idea of santa is very very VERY loosely base on Saint Nicholas

Answer 11

well if you count Halloween as a kinda Satan holiday
then Christmas is for Santa

they both have a holiday