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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:35 PM
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Poll question: Best obscure (but true) Christmas factoid:
Courtesy Wikipedia:
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:12 PM
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1. "Good King Wenceslaus" wasn't a king.
And he wasn't very good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslas_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia#Death_and_controversy
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:17 PM
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2. I'll take slaves beating kids, Alex
Who knew christmas was so cruel?
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:18 PM
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3. Hey, Wouldn't Ya Know It: Jesus wasn't born in December!
:P :P
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:19 PM
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4. Santa is from Turkey
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 09:24 PM by Kali
I have been to the town (and of course I am blanking on the name)

Fethiya????
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:28 PM
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5. Dutch Santaclaus has a little black quasi slave guy called Zwarte Pete
or "black pete". He put coal in all the bad little boys and girls wooden shoes. Every Christmas, which is NOT on december 25th thank you, you eat cakes of Zwarte Pete's head. Oh, and christmas is called St Nicholas's day.

Thats the xmas I grew up with. My wife thinks its racist.

:P
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Angry Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:44 PM
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6. Christmas is a hijacked pagan holiday
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 09:45 PM by Angry Girl
The winter solstice fell on December 25 at the time. It was then appropriated by a politician to serve his new fav religion, Christianity, without alienating the rest of his supporters.

http://de.essortment.com/christmaspagan_rece.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
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