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Date Posted: 23:52:41 12/06/04 Mon
Author: Chris
Subject: Re: Who believes in Santa Claus for a lifetime?
In reply to: Joe 's message, "Who believes in Santa Claus for a lifetime?" on 16:19:45 12/06/04 Mon

>Do anyone know any adults who believe in Santa? The
>point is, every kid grows out a belief in Santa Claus
>eventually.

Of course, and I think they already sense very early that all of this is only fun and just a tradition. Anyway, my wife thinks that if she tells him a lot of fun stories about Santa Claus, the Easter bunny etc. then he may start to think that what she told him about God has to be put in the same category.

Recently, when we visited my aunt, she had prepared a little gift for him. That was on the day of St. Martin in November, another Nicholas-like tradition in Germany. I actually like it. The children go with self-made lanterns, and it is very exciting for them. Therefore it has a kind of atmosphere like Halloween, and is around the same time, but without the scary aspects. Instead, at Martin's day it is remembered that we have to give and share with others which was what Martin had done. This year we had also participated and he liked it very much. As a child, in my village, at the end of the procession, headed by St. Martin on a horse, St. Martin took a big old book, and in this book he had written whether children had done something good or bad during the year (of course the parents had informed him earlier), so they god plaudit or mild rebuke, and anyway everybody got a special Martin's pastry. I had a friend who was a real scallywag, and he always was mentioned by St. Martin, and I wondered how he knew that all. Anyway, back to my aunt. She told my son that St. Martin had prepared that gift for him and layed it there on the table for him. I noticed my son was very confused, and he started to think whether he really could take it, he secretly asked me why of all children, St. Martin only prepared a gift for him, and why he came to my aunt, etc. So, I think such stories can really be a bit confusing for children. I understand why my wife decided to be honest with our child. Not only regarding Santa Claus, but generally.

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Re: Who believes in Santa Claus for a lifetime? -- Tony Lang, 05:44:13 12/07/04 Tue
- Re: Who believes in Santa Claus for a lifetime? -- Tom F., 06:38:16 12/07/04 Tue
- Re: Who believes in Santa Claus for a lifetime? -- Chris, 09:37:40 12/07/04 Tue