Father Christmas - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:57:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Father Christmas - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Where's Santa? Nelson locals split on korowai-clad Claus https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/12/03/nelson-split-korowai-santa/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:52:50 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=114310 Nelson's Santa wore a red korowai and graced his sleigh with a microphone and taiaha. The non-traditional Santa outfit has split Nelsonians, with one little girl remarking, "it's definitely not Santa". Continue reading

Where's Santa? Nelson locals split on korowai-clad Claus... Read more]]> Nelson's Santa wore a red korowai and graced his sleigh with a microphone and taiaha.

The non-traditional Santa outfit has split Nelsonians, with one little girl remarking, "it's definitely not Santa". Continue reading

Where's Santa? Nelson locals split on korowai-clad Claus]]> 114310 St Nicholas has very scary partner - Christmas Museum https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/12/11/st-nicholas-father-christmas/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 07:20:29 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=103155 In Austria, a joint partnership has long operated in the festive season. St Nicholas is the wise old gent who rewards the well-behaved, while bad children have to deal with the Krampus. He's a figure that would make you think twice about pulling your sister's hair. With a red face, horns and a sharp-toothed leer, Read more

St Nicholas has very scary partner - Christmas Museum... Read more]]> In Austria, a joint partnership has long operated in the festive season.
St Nicholas is the wise old gent who rewards the well-behaved, while bad children have to deal with the Krampus.

He's a figure that would make you think twice about pulling your sister's hair. With a red face, horns and a sharp-toothed leer, the Krampus is a memorable part of Christmas in Salzburg and the surrounding region. Read more

St Nicholas has very scary partner - Christmas Museum]]> 103155 Santa walks into a bar: "Sorry, we're claused" https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/12/20/santa-walks-bar-sorry-claused/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:30:41 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=53511

If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, then punning must have a reputation almost as undesirable. A joke that can be greeted only with a groan or, better still, complete silence, can hardly be a real joke now, can it? Santa walks into a bar and the barman says: Sorry, we're claused. But punning Read more

Santa walks into a bar: "Sorry, we're claused"... Read more]]> If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, then punning must have a reputation almost as undesirable.

A joke that can be greeted only with a groan or, better still, complete silence, can hardly be a real joke now, can it?

Santa walks into a bar and the barman says: Sorry, we're claused.

But punning has a rich history.

It dates back to prehistoric times, graces the pages of the greatest of writers (think Chaucer, Shakespeare, Joyce), delights the hearts of newspaper headline writers throughout the world and is more or less essential to cryptic crossword setters.

'Are you pudding in an appearance at the Christmas break-up?'
'Will my presents be welcome?'
'Yes, and Yule enjoy it.'
'I Noel I will, holly.'
'Anyway, Merry Chrysanthemum.'
'And a Happy Nude Ear to you.'

And on and on it can go, a game of sheer, infuriating wits played by two or more geniuses. Repartee at its very best ... or worst, depending on your point of view. Continue reading.

Source: Eureka Street

Image: Raymond Briggs

Santa walks into a bar: "Sorry, we're claused"]]> 53511 'Tis season for multicultural Christmas http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/communities/6173521/Tis-season-for-multicultural-Christmas Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:30:53 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=18686 How do we cope with a multicultural Christmas? While Kiwis who have been in New Zealand for generations grow up thinking Father Christmas is everywhere, some newer Timaru residents have a different world view. However, most of South Canterbury's international residents have some form of celebration, including classic Christmas symbols such as the Christmas tree. Hindu Ketan Read more

‘Tis season for multicultural Christmas... Read more]]> How do we cope with a multicultural Christmas? While Kiwis who have been in New Zealand for generations grow up thinking Father Christmas is everywhere, some newer Timaru residents have a different world view.

However, most of South Canterbury's international residents have some form of celebration, including classic Christmas symbols such as the Christmas tree.

Hindu Ketan Kolhe, of the Elizabeth St Dairy, said a lot of people celebrate Christmas in India.

Being a multicultural country with people from many religions, people tended to take part in other religious festivals as well as their own.

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