A punch-up, an execution, sailing ships, and oysters. There’s quite a lot more to know about the real Santa Claus!
LINKS: Our first video on Saint Nicholas of Myra:
The life of Saint Nicholas told with humour by Bible Illustrated:
A website all about Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus:
An article about ’the oysterman’:
A scholarly essay on slapping in ancient Mediterranean cultures:
An episode of the ’Classical Stuff You Should Know’ podcast on ’A Defense of Christmas’ that is an excellent discussion about enjoying Christmas in the modern era:
“St. Nicholas slaps the Heretic Arius“ by Giovanni Gasparro:
“St. Nicholas of Myra Saves Three Innocents“ by Ilya Repin:
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