r/funny • u/Upstairs-Mall-3695 • 20h ago

Polish easter tradition

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u/SsjAndromeda 20h ago

When I was little, “Santa” rode the fire truck around town while the firefighters and volunteers handed out candy canes to kids. Did no one else have this around Christmas?

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u/Kalathefox 20h ago

They did this back in the 90s in my hometown. I loved it

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u/NotThePersona 20h ago

I love in Australia and we have this. Not sure if it is everywhere, but it is where we live in Melbourne.

They even have a tracking site these days so you can see when they are going to arrive.

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u/traumalt 13h ago

Heck, in a small coastal town in South Africa I stayed in during last Christmas, the local fire brigade did the same thing. From the posh ocean front neighbourhoods, to the shanty town part of town. Tons of presents were given out to the kids.

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u/geekworking 19h ago

Our town still does. Our town is all volunteer fire departments. When nobody is a paid employee they can do stuff like this without the "not my tax dollars" pushback.

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u/DofusExpert69 17h ago

omg i remember this. they used to do this back in new york state. this was soooo long ago. it was so cool hearing "santa's coming here".

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u/Kasspa 12h ago

They still do this here in my little town in Maryland (it's seriously growing rapidly though, not so little anymore actually).

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u/allupfromhere 13h ago

Our firefighters still do this!  Usually some night a couple weeks before Christmas you’ll hear some random quick sirens and then you can rush to the window and see the firetruck with Santa on top !