2006-09-13 18:37:21 · 21 answers · asked by jake 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
its not just cos he ate too much cookies or drank too much milk, in our minds the santa that was portrayed was a plump jolly good fellow. did we even think about how he look like when he was young? never cos from what we know about him, he had been old and plump, with his white beard. so how did he have a round stomach in the first place, i think even he doesnt know it!
2006-09-14 22:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by mei mei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the original tradition came from Scandinavia. On the coldest night of winter Odin, Norse God of all Gods would pick that day to be nice and go around doing good deeds and leave gifts. Odin was big with a white beard. This was just one of those traditions that the Christians of that land could not get rid of so it evolved into the Santa that you see today. The Saint Nick story went into disguising were this tradition originally came from as well. Don't get me wrong Saint Nick was a real person, but he is not were the tradition started from, trust me. If you would like I can tell you why we celebrate Easter with eggs and rabbits too, another originally pagan tradition.
2006-09-13 18:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly by using fact on Christmas Eve he visits each and all of the sturdy little ones around the globe. at the instant there are 2.2 billion little ones contained in the worldwide. If each and each of those little ones disregarded in basic terms a single cookie Santa would be ingesting 2.2 billion cookies. that would upload particularly some pounds and does not even incorporate the burden make the main of entire milk. He additionally rides a sleigh around particularly of strolling or cycling so he's not getting the exercising he would desire to.
2016-09-30 22:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by rotanelli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you stop at every kids house once a year and eat what goodies they left for you at every house then you are bound to get fat. Mrs Claus tries to keep the big dude on a diet all year round but she can't stop the rotund jolly guy from snacking.
2006-09-13 18:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause he goes from house to house eating the cookies and milk that all the good little boys and girls leave him, but little do they know I'm leaving Santa a slim fast drink and a slim fast bar , that way his round body could fit threw our chimney ,,,
2006-09-13 18:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by E.M. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, he's not a clause like a part of a contract that you have to read carefully.
2006-09-13 18:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the middle ages so many people were starving fat was the situation that said to others you were a success, you didnt have to work every calorie off, you could eat enough or more than enough, so he was a symbol of bounty.
2006-09-13 18:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you only worked one night a year and got to just relax the rest of it, you wouldn't be skinny either...
2006-09-13 18:53:25 · answer #8 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well he has his "slave labor" do all his work and get chauffered around by reindeer.....lazy , lazy , lazy
and all those cookies and milk.....or as my wife gave when she was little (Im not making this up, her dad made this tradition...for obvious reasons)...beer and pretzels
2006-09-13 18:41:08 · answer #9 · answered by Ricknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cookies and milk at everyone's house, and Mrs. Claus loves to cook for him.
2006-09-13 18:40:23 · answer #10 · answered by winkcat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋