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Anne Gibbons's avatar

This is delightful! Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Germfwee's avatar

Congratulations on the award, that's excellent, and thank you Francesca for an Inspiring Article. Here's to a HAPPIER New Year to ALL!

AlsoMe's avatar

What great news! This was such a nice account to arrive in my inbox - it's no nice to read, amongst all the constant news of death and destruction, about shining beacons of humans such as these. We need to hear more accounts like this, we need more good role models such as these showing us the path 🤩

PJ's avatar

What a delightful story and re-framing of Santa Claus back to the original intention. And a well-earned accolade WCH! Thank you for this heart-warming story.

Daniela Provvedi's avatar

Congratulations World Council for Health. Well done!

Buffalo_Ken's avatar

For some reason you post made me think of this -

https://www.shenyun.org/what-is-shen-yun

Shen Yun dancing - out of China!

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Congratulations and the "thumbs up" image - that was great!

jacquelyn sauriol's avatar

Yes, people celebrated winter festivals long before there were organized religions, long before the Crusades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra7b_IuS3Z8 Christmas Before Christ: Yule & Other Northern European Traditions (Fortress of Lugh is a nice channel with many related offerings)

Kalle Pihlajasaari's avatar

Congratulations on your award.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) was aired on Finnish TV before New Year. I am not a fan of horror movies but managed to watch this to the disturbing end, it explores old Santa Claus traditions. If you enjoy creepy it might be worth checking if is is available online somewhere but don't waste real money on it.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi192256281/

Çağla Yalçın's avatar

The program was very good. Many congratulations for the award. Francesca your article is very informative. I hope this year comes with health, peace... Happy New year..

Christine Summerson's avatar

Thank you for this extraordinary post. And congratulations.

Chris Wyma's avatar

It is important to "look up" and pay attention to where we want to go too. 😁 Not just defend ourselves and others from the "interbred manipulators" and their acolytes.

That's a new descriptor to me for the parasitic elites. 😊

Larry Van Ness's avatar

All is not lost...there is hope for humanity of all backgrounds. Thank you for the uplifting post and that you do!

Sunface Jack's avatar

I was pleasantly surprised by this. I no longer support celebration as we used too as children. I think it has been exploited by so many organisations for profit.

Esme Lucas Havens's avatar

A wonderful organisation. Such a contrast to the world of greedy politicians!

Muammer KARABULUT's avatar

The fact that the World Health Council received the Santa Claus Peace Prize for its great struggle for humanity in a very short time was the most meaningful message to the World Health Organization.