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'Cause.

Anyway, it's not like the whole genie "You have found me, you get a wish!" thing. I think it's more causal...

Santa: *walks up to tree*
Me: *reveals self on stairs* Hi.
Santa: WARGH!
Me: How are ya?
Santa: ...
Me: Look, I just have a question. Since you're here, I finally have a chance to ask you this. Since you're magic and all, could you (WISH).

More of a favor than a wish, really.

EDIT: Crud. Unintentional gravedigging. Sorry 'bout that.

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You better believe it.

I never really believed in Santa or the tooth fairy or anything like that. I was taught that they were imaginary, like story-book characters. We didn't believe in them, but it didn't stop us from enjoying stories and activities associated with them. It also confused me why there was an Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, but we didn't have anything for Hanukah or Passover. I don't think there's anything wrong with parents teaching children the alternatives to popular viewpoints, as long as their doing it to inform, rather than out of spite.

What about Elijah? Doesn't he play a major role in Jewish festivals? I seem to remember a custom of leaving the door open and a chair empty, but I could be mistaken.

I think the Easter Bunny was just a common symbol of new life (perhaps symbolizing the Resurrection), but sort of took on a life of his own.

Santa Claus is actually a historic person, a Nicholas of Antioch (or is it Ephesus? I forget). He apparently tried to sneak some gold into the house of a needy family. Since then, he had come to embody the spirit of giving.

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I know the stories behind Santa, but he's been made into a fantasy character, with magic and flying reindeer. It's all fun and good for children to have fun with it, I won't dispute that. I'm just saying that I never believed he was still alive today or could fit down a chimney, especially since most houses no longer have fireplaces.

And yes, every year at Passover, the youngest member of the family sings at the door, calling Elijah to dinner, and a plate and chair are left for him as tradition.

I always thought that the Easter bunny was more of a pagan tradition, harkening back to the ancient Babylonian feast of Ishtar, for which Easter is named, because rabbits are known for their extensive reproduction. How would a rabbit symbolize resurrection? As I recall, that's why eggs, a common fertility symbol, and chocolate, a known aphrodesiac, are also included in the celebration. After all, in the days of the early church, they had a habit of putting religious names and faces on Roman holidays, like Christmas traditions are derived from Saturnalia and the Lupercalian Fertility festival was given a new name once Valentine of Terni achieved sainthood.

Correct me if I'm wrong, though.

Chocolate is a fairly recent culinary phenomenon. It never made it to the Old World until after Columbus, and wasn't commonly served as a candy until the middle of the 18th century. But as far as I'm concerned, chocolate goes with ANY holiday, pagan, Jewish, Christian, or whatever! MMMmmm, chocolate. *homer simpson drool noise*

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Ha, I agree with you completely!