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Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:24:42 GMT
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"Selçuk " wrote:
> Just come to my mind. Is there a word as "noel" in English or other western
> languages? I just realized that we call Santa Claus(1) as "Noel Baba" which
> means "father noel" or "noel father", and I just wondered what is the origin
> of this name.
The origin of the word noel or the name "Father Noel?" The word itself is
middle English, drawn from the Latin "natalis" or "to be born."
> (1) St. Nicholas, actually, isn't it? (I remembered this from the visit to
> his church last year in Antalya, Turkey)
Yep, that's who the fat man supposedly is...patron saint of children and seamen,
I think--supposedly he was clergy in Anatolia during late Roman/Byzantine times,
so that would definitely explain why churches there would identify with him as a
saint.
best,
LFB
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 | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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| Just come to my mind. Is there a word as "noel" in English or other western languages? I just realized that we call Santa Claus(1) as "Noel Baba" which means "father noel" or "noel father", and I just wondered what is the origin of this name. Selçuk (...) (27 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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