tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post4527359015820621861..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-66952267801528705802024-01-04T10:44:51.055-05:002024-01-04T10:44:51.055-05:00Interesting also is the fact that Clement Clarke M...Interesting also is the fact that Clement Clarke Moore’s ancestors on his father’s side settled in Newtown (now Elmhurst) from 1630 onward and their homestead was located on what is now the location of the Elmhurst subway station. This early celebration of St Nicholas Day could have been attended by his grandparents and even his father Bishop Benjamin Moore. How very interesting! Thank you for this article. Pamela McCollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729162244113321814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-3787356608343825972016-12-29T16:40:25.078-05:002016-12-29T16:40:25.078-05:00The tradition of ethnic saints was stretched and p...The tradition of ethnic saints was stretched and parodied in the creation of “St. Tammany” just before the Revolution. This was supposedly a leader of the Delawares, and thus a symbol of America. The figure was adopted most strongly by New Yorkers in the early republic and eventually evolved into the political machine known as Tammany Hall. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-8276684564219987222016-12-27T02:08:53.307-05:002016-12-27T02:08:53.307-05:00A discursive essay from 1954 explains how the St N...A discursive essay from 1954 explains how the St Nicholas celebrations you mention were not ancient traditions of Old New Amsterdam--but responses by patriotic New Yorkers to St George dinners that celebrated English origins. And that seemed a bit Tory after the destruction of the tea. http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/knickerbocker/<br /><br />The Dutch Reformed original (European) settlers of Manhattan were about as likely to bring their saints to the New World as the Puritans who settled to the North. As the city became more cosmopolitan, Saints Andrew, David & Patrick were honored by sons of Scotland, Wales & Ireland. After the sporadic S Claus celebrations noted, St George reigned in Occupied New York City. <br /><br />In 1783, as news of the end of the Revolution--and of occupation--hit New York, a prosperous New York family named their new son "Washington." Washington Irving carried on with the invention of Santa Claus after the new century began....<br /><br />not Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956053583913278364noreply@blogger.com