Santa died on the cross for our KFC.
Japan appears to be confused about Christmas
Submitted 4 months ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a6c05567-b4ab-49ae-87ad-0c1cd6c54521.jpeg
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Agent641@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Damage@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
It took me a while to see through all the jpeg
DesolateMood@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Thank santa I’m not the only one
HawlSera@lemm.ee 4 months ago
They absolutely do not. The only reason it’s celebrated over there is because “It’s an American thing, don’t you wanna do the trendy American thing?”
No joke, they eat KFC for Christmas because KFC was doing poorly in Japan, but they realized it was considered “trendy” and “cool” to do “The American Thing”, so they just gaslight everyone into thinking KFC is a Christmas Tradition in America, and somehow they still believe that.
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Do they actually try to run with the idea that the KFC on Christmas thing is how it’s celebrated outsideof Japan as well? I just assumed that they’d kind of formed their own tradition that’s less formal and less associated with home cooking since it’s not a real holiday and just a kind of for fun thing.
RangerJosie@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No. They understand it just fine. Better than western Christians at least.
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
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TriPolarBearz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
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samus12345@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Kurisumasu = buy shit. And eat KFC. Okay, that second part is solely their own.
daddy32@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I believe US doesn’t understand christmas, what’s with the bastardized SAiNT(a) niCoLAUS, dressed in Coca Cola costume, instead of the baby jesus celebration. Eh, anyway, as a frugal agnostic, I don’t care either way.
Eidolon_Alpha@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I mean, it’s all based on he said she said nonsense the further back you dig anyways. The only difference today is that corporations hijacked the public consciousness to perpetuate consumerism, instead of it being cave dwelling Jews or delusional Roman oracles with an affinity for pharmacological ‘substances’.
Jesus wasn’t even born in December lol. Early Christians stole the winter solstice festivities from Pagans, because that’s how cults work - they leach off of other cultures, then either twist or outright re-write those traditions, allegorical stories, and legends to benefit their narratives.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 months ago
meh. Christianity hijacked Pagan Winter Solstice traditions and some historians even think Jesus was actually born around September. The bible flat out forbids Christmas trees(Jeremiah 10:1-4).
roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Jeremiah 10
That’s about idols. When he’s saying do not fear them because all they are is wood a man cut out of the forest and dressed with silver and gold, he’s saying the idols are mundane. They’re powerless creations made by man that cannot walk around without a man walking them around.
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
Eh, anyway, as a frugal agnostic, I don’t care either way.
I read furry agnostic and for a moment thought, “Oh shit furries don’t like Christmas? TIL TIL.”
transMexicanCRTcowfart@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No no, it means the belief that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of Furries.
Opisek@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Never change, Japan.
friendlymessage@feddit.org 4 months ago
I misread this as “Never cringe, Japan”. Still works.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 months ago
meh, close enough.
rickdg@lemmy.world 4 months ago
guy with a beard goes on cross
ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Imaginary guy with a beard :)
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 4 months ago
I ain’t gettin’ on no cross, sucka!
SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
No, guys we crucify Santa on Easter.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
And I think it’s beautiful.
Routhinator@startrek.website 4 months ago
That guy just got replaced by KFC Santa is all.
n3cr0@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s called “Yule”, you christian crusading monsters!
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
pixelscript@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Sanae :)
random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah. It should really be monopoly man ass raping saint Nicholas in a red and white gimp suit.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
This made me laugh boisterously. I’m sending it immediately to a friend and to my partner. This will be my favorite thing of the day, I’m sure of it.
QProphecy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s Japan’s war on chrismas
Aielman15@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The story behind the image is actually quite funny:
truthorfiction.com/japan-santa-crucified-christma…
DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 4 months ago
Thanks for the background! For those who don’t want to click:
Basically a Japanese artist creating satire I guess?
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
I wonder how many western artists create satire and then a random country like Chile is like, “Oh my god Americans do that?”
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 months ago
it’s really good satire if a lot of people can’t tell it’s satire.
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The same idea is part of the background of this live-action stop motion (yes really) movie.
web.archive.org/web/…/features.htm