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Originally posted by paigowprincess
One says Stop Here Santa (is Santa supposed to be Jesus? I never quite understood this).
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No, he's a saint (St. Nicholas), who celebrated the birth of Jesus by giving gifts back in the day.
From
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11063b.htm
- In Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, they have the custom of making him the secret purveyor of gifts to children on 6 December, the day on which the Church celebrates his feast; in the United States and some other countries St. Nicholas has become identified with Santa Claus who distributes gifts to children on Christmas eve.
