Is santa clause oldman-Jesus?

Question

Possibly to make children happy, image of Jesus is made like grandpa by chrsitians

Answer 1

Santa Claus is actually what Jesus would have become if he hadn't been killed by the Romans and Jews. He loved kids.

So, to answer your question -- yes.

Answer 2

No, Santa Claus is a man made belief. It is a series of customs and beliefs that have become commercialized. Jesus is the way to heaven. Enjoy your life and death. Do it by accepting Jesus as your personal savior.

This is my humble opinion. You are free to choose to accept it or don't. In the end, all I have done is answer your question. I will now take my two points and go and answer another question. Thank you.

Answer 3

Santa Claus is a corruption of the name Saint Nicholas . In New York , the Dutch and English kids often played together . On Dec. sixth , the Dutch kids got presents from St Nicholas. When the English parents asked the kids who brought all those great toys , the kids said , " It sounded like Santa Claus ". The Dutch pronunciation was SANT-nik- KLAUS.
So St. Nicholas brought the Dutch kids goodies on his day , Dec . 6th. Santa Claus brought goodies to the English kids on Dec. 25 th .

Answer 4

“Saint” Nicholas and Odin

The Oosthoeks Encyclopedia explains: “[St. Nicholas’] celebration in the household sprang from the church festivity (including surprises for the children) which in turn sprang from pre-Christian elements. Saint Nicholas, who rides on the rooftops, is the pagan god Wodan [Odin]. . . . Saint Nicholas was also the leader of the wild chase in which the souls of the dead visit the earth.”

Yes, the Teutons believed that Odin, or Wodan, their chief god, led the souls of the dead on a furious cross-country ride during the “twelve bad days” between Christmas and Epiphany (January 6). The resulting gale carried along the seeds of the produce of the fields, stimulating fertility. The apples, nuts, and other autumn produce given around “St. Nicholas Day”? These were symbols of fertility. Ancient people believed that they could appease their gods by giving them presents during the cold, dark winter days. This would result in increased fertility for man, animal, and soil.

Odin was accompanied by his servant Eckhard, the forerunner of Black Peter, who also carried a rod. As recently as the Middle Ages, it was the popular belief that certain trees and plants could render humans fertile and that merely striking a woman with a branch of such a tree sufficed to make her pregnant.

The book Feest-en Vierdagen in kerk en volksgebruik (Holidays and Celebrations in the Church and in Popular Customs) mentions a few other similarities between Odin and “Saint” Nicholas: “Wodan, too, filled the boots and wooden shoes placed by the chimney but with gold. For Wodan’s steed, hay and straw were also placed in the wooden shoe. The last sheaf of the field was also for the horse.”

The book Sint Nicolaas, by B. S. P. van den Aardweg, points to a few other striking similarities:

“St. Nicholas: a tall, powerful figure on a white horse. He has a long white beard, a crosier in his hand, and a miter on his head . . . with a wide, flowing bishop’s cloak.

“Wodan: a person of tall stature with a white beard. He wears a wide-brimmed hat pulled deeply over his eyes. In his hand he holds a magic spear. He is clad in a wide mantle and rides his loyal gray horse Sleipnir.

“There are more of these apparent similarities: Wodan rode his gray horse through the air and shuddering people offered cakes with filling in addition to meat and produce of the fields. St. Nicholas rides on the rooftops and children prepare hay, carrots, and water for the horse. Gingersnaps and the rod were symbols of fertility long before the beginning of the St. Nicholas festivities.”

Santa Claus

Legend has it that when Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop of Myra (now southwest Turkey), heard that a local resident lacked money for dowries for his three daughters, he secretly tossed gold pieces or coins into their home through a window or a smoke hole on the roof. The gold supposedly fell right into some stockings that had been hung by the fire to dry. All the essential elements of the Santa Claus story were there.

The image of the rotund, red-suited gift bearer, however, appeared to be the product of the fertile imagination of a series of famous New Yorkers. First, the Dutch settlers contributed the name—Saint Nicholas in Dutch is Sinterklaas. Then, in the 19th century, writers including Washington Irving and Clement Moore (famous for his poem: “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”) furnished the literary descriptions. Finally, cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant, brought the finishing touches to the jolly old fellow seen around Christmas time.

Answer 5

According to my Grandmother (who knew Santa Claus personally), he is the embodiment of the spirit that is evident in the world at Christmas time...that makes people be more generous, more loving, more patient, and just generally "nicer" at this time of year.
I believed her when she explained this to me when I was about seven...
And I believe her still to this day (about 50 years later).

Answer 6

Oldman---Jesus? methinks thou dost protest too much. methinks you didn't get the xbox you wanted and you are not really over it. :-)

God Bless ya anyway. Maybe if you are a GOOD BOY---this year could be your year.
;-)

Answer 7

You need to get out more.

Answer 8

That's a really ignorant thing to even post.

Answer 9

If it makes YOU happy, then yes.

Answer 10

you could say so