Researchers at Oxford University have used modern scientific technology to test a religious relic believed to belong to St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop whose generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
Dat was niet de basis voor de kerstman 🙂 Die Amerikanen denken dat ze ook maar alles uitgevonden hebben.. Het was de basis voor Sinterklaas. En die is dan weer door Nederlandse immigranten naar Amerika gebracht.
"Amzing" dat ze dan wel zoiets uitvogelen, maar hun eigen geschiedenis niet kennen 🙂
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
-Albert Einstein
Volgens mij zeggen ze dat toch ook hier, of zie ik dat verkeerd.
After the Protestant Reformation, devotion to the saint remained strong in Holland, where he was known in Dutch as Sinterklaas. His myth was eventually tangled with Nordic folk tales of a magician who punished bad children and rewarded good children with gifts.
The legend crossed the Atlantic with Dutch colonists in the 17th century. Sinterklaas was eventually adopted by America’s English speakers as Santa Claus and became known as the jolly, generous fellow who presented children with gifts at Christmastime.
Ja, dat klopt. Ik vraag me af of het artikel dan is geupdate, of dat ik daar compleet overheen heb gelezen 🙂
Researchers at Oxford University have used modern scientific technology to test a religious relic believed to belong to St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop whose generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
Dat was eigenlijk waar ik op reageerde.
Nou ja, dan neem ik mijn woorden wel terug 🙂
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
-Albert Einstein
Nee het stond er al wel, alleen helemaal onderaan de tekst. 😉
