Tagged: sinterklaas

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Internet Culture

‘4chan is kill’. How An Internet Dinosaur Was Brought Down

A rift has appeared among the ranks of 4chan, with large quantities of users bidding the website farewell in favour of alternatives like 8chan.co. How could it be that the most infamous community found on the internet has started to break up? Over a decade has ruled the darker sides of the internet. What does this mean? During the last few weeks, a lot of big and important things happened on the internet. GamerGate, The Fappening, and the death of 4chan. Is 4chan really dead? No, it isn’t, but it...

Into Perspective #1: ‘Zwarte Piet’ 1

Politics

Into Perspective #1: ‘Zwarte Piet’

In this weekly column, I will put a socio-political issue into perspective. This means that I will look at both points of view of the story rationally, and hopefully come to a compromise that both parties can agree to.  The Perceived Racism of an Innocent Holiday For centuries, the Dutch have celebrated a holiday called ‘Sinterklaas’. Sinterklaas, or Saint Nicholas, is better known to the world as one of the precursors of the current image of Santa Claus. A catholic bishop, he arrives each year on a steamboat from Spain...

7WTFacts (Christmas) 0

General

7WTFacts (Christmas)

1. The ‘moving star’ that guided the three wise men was probably a comet; Halley’s comet.   Halley’s comet is a comet which is easily visible when it travels past earth, every 75-76 years. There’ve been recordings found of the comet’s apparition since 240 BC. A lot of mythical powers/events have been attributed to the comet, Christ’s coming could have been one of those. Hypothetically, if the nativity story is real, Halley’s comet would have been the one. It arrived at 12 BC. But Felix, that is 12 years before Jesus...