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In reply to the discussion: Xmas trivia - let's have some fun! [View all]geardaddy
(24,926 posts)3. Odin is the reason Santa Claus enters houses through chimneys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Chimney_tradition
The tradition of Santa Claus entering dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fireholes on the solstice.
The tradition of Santa Claus entering dwellings through the chimney is shared by many European seasonal gift-givers. In pre-Christian Norse tradition, Odin would often enter through chimneys and fireholes on the solstice.
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My Norwegian friends make rice pudding to put out at night by the barn at Christmas for the trolls.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#6
What a delightful post, thank you so much! BTW I had a Swedish grandpa. He was a real character!
LiberalLoner
Dec 2012
#8
Oh yes, the stories I could tell. He ran off to sea as a youngster and became a merchant marine.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#11
As a small child, one of the first tv shows I remember was "I Remember Mama."
maddiemom
Dec 2012
#45
LED Xmas lights have a lifespan of 100,000 hours. Anyone here old enough to remember the
LiberalLoner
Dec 2012
#10
The "traditional" portrait of the American Santa Claus was created by artist Haddon Sundblom
Recovered Repug
Dec 2012
#12
Britain's Father Christmas, and Japan's "Faza Kurisumasu" are essentially identical
Aristus
Dec 2012
#55
Scroll down to the electric bulbs below.... that is from 1903 which already predates Coke's version
crazy homeless guy
Dec 2012
#62
My grandmother told me she remembers those when she was a child, sounds dangerous to me
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2012
#49
I'm pretty sure they're still around, though I haven't seen them recently, either.
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2012
#54
Here in Santa Cruz, we have a local Dollar Tree store that still sells vintage candy.
bobalew
Dec 2012
#67
In Cajun Louisiana Papa Noel arrives by pirogue and everyone builds bonfires along the rivers.
nolabear
Dec 2012
#38
The cost of all the gifts mentioned in THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS if bought in 2012
diabeticman
Dec 2012
#44
The Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony banned Christmas for about twenty years
Jeff In Milwaukee
Dec 2012
#68