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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by felixfbecker on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:43PM (#21847624)
Are you sure Santa and Saint Nicholas are the same? In Germany we celebrate Saint Nicholas on December 6th, while Santa brings presents on December 24th (Christmas Eve).
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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by tomnipotent on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:45PM (#21847632)
The modern mythos of Santa is based on Saint Nicholas:

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus

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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by goto11 on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:48PM (#21847652)
Yes it is the same. Santa Claus comes from Sinterklaas which is Dutch for Saint Nicholas.
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