What if Japan became Christian in 1637?
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Is primary an early European Nordic origin and adopted after being christainized by the Roman Empire from 380 CE
This can be traced back to a blend of an early Christian bishop (and later saint) and a Norse deity
Although Santa Claus is primarily based upon St. Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian bishop from Lycia (now in Turkey, the figure is also strongly influenced by early Norse religion. Saint Nicholas was known for giving gifts to the poor. In one notable story, he met a pious but impoverished man who had three daughters. He presented them with dowries to save them from a life of prostitution
Among early Germanic tribes, one of the major deities was Odin, the ruler of Asgard. A number of similarities exist between some of Odin's escapades and those of the figure who would become Santa Claus. Odin was often depicted as leading a hunting party through the skies, during which he rode his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir. In the 13th-century Poetic Edda, Sleipnir is described as being able to leap great distances, which some scholars have compared to the legends of Santa's reindeer. Odin was typically portrayed as an old man with a long, white beard
St. Nicholas went through many transformations in America: Sinterklaas became Santa Claus through the Dutch immigrants when Europeans started to colonised North America. A festival in Netherlands Belgium when kids received gifts from their parents
Christmas Tree
There is no such tree as christmas tree but there are trees and in Jerusalem there are olive trees
Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it in the 16th century when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood was scarce
The trees chopped down for decoration will impact climate change
In modern times they are plastic replicas imported from China and often ended up in waste lands
Date: 2022-07-15
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stormhawk31
Whatifalthist What about, What if the US fully absorbed Japan (and all of our Pacific holdings) after WWII, making them States?
IIRC, there was the makings of a plan to kill off the Japanese language, teach English, and completely convert Japan, doing away with its indigenous culture entirely. The Japanese view of losers - that the winners get to do WHATEVER they want to them - may have made this possible. The US wouldn't necessarily have had to kill the emperor, just depose him and turn him into just another citizen; maybe deporting him to the mainland US and barring him from ever returning to Japan.
Also, the US essentially ruled the entire North and Central Pacific after WWII. Indeed, to this day, our Coast Guard patrols the Pacific because we technically still control most of that territory. What if we'd reorganized and incorporated ALL of it as States? I know. we had racism working against that in the real world, but WHAT IF?
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Whatifalthist What about, What if the US fully absorbed Japan (and all of our Pacific holdings) after WWII, making them States?
IIRC, there was the makings of a plan to kill off the Japanese language, teach English, and completely convert Japan, doing away with its indigenous culture entirely. The Japanese view of losers - that the winners get to do WHATEVER they want to them - may have made this possible. The US wouldn't necessarily have had to kill the emperor, just depose him and turn him into just another citizen; maybe deporting him to the mainland US and barring him from ever returning to Japan.
Also, the US essentially ruled the entire North and Central Pacific after WWII. Indeed, to this day, our Coast Guard patrols the Pacific because we technically still control most of that territory. What if we'd reorganized and incorporated ALL of it as States? I know. we had racism working against that in the real world, but WHAT IF?
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Юрий
Being a missionary is a great responsibility! The missionary must have great energy, fortitude and courage. Wherever the missionary goes, in whatever part of the world he is in, he must spread the Word. The local people must understand what the missionary is saying to them. The missionary must get the Word right to the people! Therefore, every missionary must know the language of the local people! To everyone who is going on a mission or preparing for one I would like to recommend a very good workshop by Yuriy Ivantsiv Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language. This excellent book will give you answers how to correctly learn a foreign language with a minimum of your time and effort. This book answers many of the questions that everyone faces when learning a language. Good luck with your important work!
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Being a missionary is a great responsibility! The missionary must have great energy, fortitude and courage. Wherever the missionary goes, in whatever part of the world he is in, he must spread the Word. The local people must understand what the missionary is saying to them. The missionary must get the Word right to the people! Therefore, every missionary must know the language of the local people! To everyone who is going on a mission or preparing for one I would like to recommend a very good workshop by Yuriy Ivantsiv Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language. This excellent book will give you answers how to correctly learn a foreign language with a minimum of your time and effort. This book answers many of the questions that everyone faces when learning a language. Good luck with your important work!
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oremfrien
Considering that in our timeline, Post-Meiji Japan went for Korea and China long before turning to Southeast Asia, I dont believe that Japan would be intimidated by Chinas size and would attack. Remember also that the Imjin Wars would be a strong memory and the only reason that Japan lost those was (1) the strong Joseon-Ming Alliance, which was much stronger than the Joseon-Qing Alliance and (2) Yi Sunsins expert command of the Korean Navy which prevented over 3/4 of the Japanese Army from making a successful landfall. With both of these out of the way, a Japanese invasion of Korea is far more likely than a Japanese-Spanish War in the Philippines or Vietnam.
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Considering that in our timeline, Post-Meiji Japan went for Korea and China long before turning to Southeast Asia, I dont believe that Japan would be intimidated by Chinas size and would attack. Remember also that the Imjin Wars would be a strong memory and the only reason that Japan lost those was (1) the strong Joseon-Ming Alliance, which was much stronger than the Joseon-Qing Alliance and (2) Yi Sunsins expert command of the Korean Navy which prevented over 3/4 of the Japanese Army from making a successful landfall. With both of these out of the way, a Japanese invasion of Korea is far more likely than a Japanese-Spanish War in the Philippines or Vietnam.
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savioblanc
Watch South Korea closely as to what Japan might have been like.
Then again, it's often forgotten that Pyongyang was the centre of Asian Christianity a century ago and it's very likely why, through that, Communism infiltrated as the population became familiar with multiple Western beliefs.
I can see Communism infiltrating Japanese society and a break up of Japan, into a Communist and anti-Communist Japan
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Watch South Korea closely as to what Japan might have been like.
Then again, it's often forgotten that Pyongyang was the centre of Asian Christianity a century ago and it's very likely why, through that, Communism infiltrated as the population became familiar with multiple Western beliefs.
I can see Communism infiltrating Japanese society and a break up of Japan, into a Communist and anti-Communist Japan
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education
Well, its impossible just because people in Japan who recognize themselves as atheist are actually worshiping Shintoism without realizing that. Modern people in Japan dont worship the emperor just as same as their ancestors used to do, but when it comes to their cultures, habits, customs, and myths, they still worship these things because their parents tell these as educations( including me)
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Well, its impossible just because people in Japan who recognize themselves as atheist are actually worshiping Shintoism without realizing that. Modern people in Japan dont worship the emperor just as same as their ancestors used to do, but when it comes to their cultures, habits, customs, and myths, they still worship these things because their parents tell these as educations( including me)
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Fascist
Spanish: Welp we lost the Philippines, good luck fighting the Moros Japan
Japan: Mo- What?
Spanish: Oh you know the muslim people in the Southern part of the Philippines who were only conquered by the American in the original timeline but don't be threaten you'll defeat them. eventually
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Spanish: Welp we lost the Philippines, good luck fighting the Moros Japan
Japan: Mo- What?
Spanish: Oh you know the muslim people in the Southern part of the Philippines who were only conquered by the American in the original timeline but don't be threaten you'll defeat them. eventually
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Robert
There were periods in Japanese history when the Emperor was more of a figurehead than anything else. The Emperor in a Christian Japan would likely be such a figure: the de jure the monarch of Japan when the de facto rulers are the powerful theocrats who run things from behind the scenes.
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There were periods in Japanese history when the Emperor was more of a figurehead than anything else. The Emperor in a Christian Japan would likely be such a figure: the de jure the monarch of Japan when the de facto rulers are the powerful theocrats who run things from behind the scenes.
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JK
You do know Christianity does not guarantee Democracy right most likely they would have kept the emperor and probably give him more power im sure you heard of the divine right to rule The emperor probably Be same thing to The Japanese as the pope is to the Catholics
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You do know Christianity does not guarantee Democracy right most likely they would have kept the emperor and probably give him more power im sure you heard of the divine right to rule The emperor probably Be same thing to The Japanese as the pope is to the Catholics
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education
If Japan have to take Taiwan, they will have to do it fast enough. The remain of the Ming dynasty took over Taiwan from the Dutch in 1661 and the island was took over by the Qing dynasty in 1683. Meanwhile Japan need time to recover from their big civil war.
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If Japan have to take Taiwan, they will have to do it fast enough. The remain of the Ming dynasty took over Taiwan from the Dutch in 1661 and the island was took over by the Qing dynasty in 1683. Meanwhile Japan need time to recover from their big civil war.
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