Christmas in July

On the way to our boat tour, we stopped by the church where St. Nicholas, yes that Saint Nicholas, was born. An important Saint known for his habit of secret gift giving, St. Nicholas was the patron saint of many things, most interestingly that of pawnbrokers and repentant thieves!

Demreh is warm year-round, so his transformation to the snowy figure we associate with St. Nicholas, and Santa Clause, was one more colonial appropriation/travesty.Meer informatie