Why do we put out milk and cookies for Santa,why don't we put meat or cake?
2006-12-04 10:37:46 · 9 answers · asked by tweetybaby 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
i all way thought it was a glass of sherry and a mince pie.
2006-12-04 10:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey there tweetie babe, right, now reindeer's need fuel too , they hav to pull the big guy n the pressies! Now blitzen n the rest of the crew like the cow juice, tis a know fact! N everybody likes cookies, Santa has to keep his figure u know! Anyway its his break away from home as mrs clause puts the poor guy on a diet of salads n slim fast the rest of the year. Meat makes the reindeer's smell bad n he sits behind them, n cake, well he doesn't like icing, sticks in his beard! Merry crimbo x
2006-12-04 18:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the milk and cookies thing is american aint it? here in the good old U of K (uk) we put out a minced pie and rum/sherry for him so he can get fat and drunk like we all remember from our childhoods (although we now know it was dad being fat and drunk in a santa suit)
we also leave raw carrot for the reindeer.
did anyone else hide and try to catch santa at it??
2006-12-05 06:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Gravy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because milk and cookies hold out longer. meat would turn cold and tough if santa doesn't get there in time. and cake is too messy. cookies are more...i'd say...efficient for santa who is always on the go!
2006-12-04 18:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by nina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk is to give Santa stamina to deliver all the christmas presents in one night and cookies are not to heavy on his stomach to make him feel full up and maybe feel sleepy which would make him slow down and he would be hard pressed to deliver the christmas presents.
2006-12-07 13:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by ELIZABETH M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tradition in the UK is to leave a glass of sherry and a mince pie.
I do not know the background of this tradition, but I'm sure there are lots of different traditions throughout the world.
2006-12-08 13:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Dr David 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh! - i don't!! - i put out a mince-pie and glass of sherry .... at least i always have ... this year will be different because my youngest has been enlightened if you get what i mean (nudge nudge wink wink)
2006-12-04 18:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by mousie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he gets beer where i am, milk left out in the ozzie heat wouldn't have the greatest of smells.......
2006-12-04 18:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by Aussieblonde -bundy'd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's only half vegetarian.
2006-12-04 20:35:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ivy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋