Long before Christmas, Turkic peoples marked the winter solstice around December 22nd by celebrating the rebirth of the sun, decorating evergreen trees, and venerating a white-haired elder, possibly Ayaz Ata.
Long before Christmas, Turkic peoples marked the winter solstice around December 22nd by celebrating the rebirth of the sun, decorating evergreen trees, and venerating a white-haired elder, possibly Ayaz Ata.
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He should be venerated for the drip alone.
It’s true. So interesting to me how people blindly celebrate holidays with zero clue how they came to be. Especially Christians.
Rudolph ain’t got nothing on these units pulling OG santa
He looks like mongol Santa.
Santa Claus is designed by coca cola company and has a commercial purpose
Then a young boy was found frozen in ice near the water tribe whose destiny is to become the Avatar and stop the fire nation.
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Beautiful. 💙
Looks like an ancient and respected chief of the Northern Water Tribe
Makes sense to celebrate it during the longest night of the year.
Ayaz is literally translated as Frost, so “Ayaz Ata” means like “Frost Father” in Turkish.
Honestly Christmas basically stole like half a dozen existing religious celebrations…. Easiest way to absorb new people