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[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

The 5th of December?? In Germany, we celebrate it on the 6th in the morning, and we are the people who celebrate Christmas on the 24th (evening or afternoon)

[-] Shelena@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

Here it is the 5th, and we tell children it is the birthday of Sinterklaas.

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago

According to wikipedia he was born on March 15th and died December 6th. But go on telling your children lies until they are ready to hear the truth.

[-] Shelena@feddit.nl 3 points 9 months ago

We also tell them that he comes from Spain.

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Tbf this was before nation states so the modern borders of Spain didn't exist yet so why no include modern day Turkey (which existed neither, nor was it populated my the linguistically and culturally ancestors of the modern Turks).