Where did the Santa mythos come from? Why is it generally agreed upon in western society that he’s a fat old man who lives in the North Pole at a workshop with elves and reindeer?
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On top of everything else, It’s been speculated that the infamous Santa hat is actually a Phrygian/mithraic cap. These caps were worn by the Roman’s during saturnalia which is what modern day Christmas was based off of.
Mithraism was very popular in rome at the time and a lot of its characteristics have carried over to Catholicism and Christianity mainly because of the council of Nicaea. Things like the sacraments, and papal hat, having a “father” leader, etc…
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