2006-12-09 19:31:38 · 15 answers · asked by frederick7g 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
He followed his star.
2006-12-09 19:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illustrator Thomas Nast, who worked for Harpers Magazine from 1860-1880, built on the already Americanized versions of Santa Claus created by Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore, arbitrarily choose the North Pole as the location of Santa's Toy workshop, which is in keeping with Santa's original Dutch/Finnish (Lapland) roots. Children began to ask as to where Santa lived when he was not working on presents? The answer eventually given was that he just lived where his workshop was, which just so hapened to be in a place known for reaindeer habitation.
2006-12-09 20:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by lovetheshwee 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Free seal meat from the Eskimos and Huskies to keep him warm? Cheap rates on igloos? The Northern Lights? The company of Farley Mowat in a plaid skirt called a kilt that is still a skirt?
2006-12-09 19:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because the south pole is in summer on this time of year and it will be day light for the next few months , his rain deer would not be abe to handle all the heat.
2006-12-09 19:44:29 · answer #4 · answered by lehanrony 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
north pole is way cooler than south pole
2006-12-09 19:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by dark aran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original story was of Sinter Klaus, who was Dutch. As the legend spread, it was assumed he lived in Lapland (hence the reindeer), a very cold place indeed.
2006-12-09 19:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with all his fat and beard and stuff the south pole would have been to warm... so he went north.... also ,.the northern lights... cause he didnt want to have to pay an electric bill......
2006-12-09 19:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dink 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wouldn't you want to be on top of the world too?
2006-12-09 19:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by Da_Bears70 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The penguins would have protested him building a workshop on their land.
2006-12-09 19:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
because it was a german character in the first place, so north seemed the best choice.
2006-12-09 19:39:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋