RE: Kids and Christmas
March 22, 2012 at 8:17 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2012 at 8:21 am by kılıç_mehmet.)
More importantly, do *we* need him?
I'm certainly bored of seeing a guy in santa(Noel Baba in Turkey) costume during new years eve in Turkey.
We as a people never revered him as a saint, that we should have a character inspired by him during new years eve, running around. But cultural imperialism has brought the fat, red man into our culture, even though we have suitable alternatives of our own, Ata Korkud, for example, who is a staple of Nouruz celebrations in many other Turkic countries. Although, he doesn't give out presents, he tells tales, and gives good advice.
I'll talk about him to my kids, instead of the fat santa claus.
![[Image: dede-korkut-1216034366.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=3.bp.blogspot.com%2F_ceyizxRPuYQ%2FSl40iCtmg6I%2FAAAAAAAADhA%2F1R48-HqJoaA%2Fs320%2Fdede-korkut-1216034366.jpg)
![[Image: dede-korkut-hikayeleri_8651112.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.chatsevdasi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fdede-korkut-hikayeleri_8651112.jpg)
I'm certainly bored of seeing a guy in santa(Noel Baba in Turkey) costume during new years eve in Turkey.
We as a people never revered him as a saint, that we should have a character inspired by him during new years eve, running around. But cultural imperialism has brought the fat, red man into our culture, even though we have suitable alternatives of our own, Ata Korkud, for example, who is a staple of Nouruz celebrations in many other Turkic countries. Although, he doesn't give out presents, he tells tales, and gives good advice.
I'll talk about him to my kids, instead of the fat santa claus.
![[Image: trkdevletbayraklar.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i128.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp161%2Fazmhyr%2Ftrkdevletbayraklar.jpg)
Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti?
