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Old 12-23-2013, 06:45 PM
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Most ideas start with one person. Who was that person? And what was the reason?

Did it ever occur to them that it was a lie and that they might be teaching their kids to tell lies?
St. Nicholas was the precursor to Santa Claus. Other countries have Father Christmas, Sinter Klaas, and Kris Kringle.

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