Is it because...too much McDonalds?
2007-04-27 05:49:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
You better quit that kind of talk, mister, or you won't be getting any presents this year!
2007-04-27 05:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by clever nickname 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cookies and milk being left out for Santa Claus: the modern Christmas tree tradition came from western Germany, from a medieval custom, as a paradise tree -- a tree decorated with apples, wafers and/or cookies. When the "paradise tree" merged with Christianity and became part of the Christmas celebration cookies and wafers were still part of the decorations. As time passed Santa would often snack on a decoration (to keep in shape!). Children (and perhaps parents) noticed that there were decorations that had been snacked on (although in old times the snacking was done by mice too) and so began leaving them out on plates by the fire -- partially to keep them close to Santa's entrance and partially to keep the mice away. Homes that did not use wafers or cookies thought it would be nice to leave out something for me to munch on too after hearing stories from other families about how much Santa enjoyed their cookies. Eventually fewer and fewer people decorated the tree with food but wanted to keep up the tradition of leaving something for Santa Claus. Eventually the origin was lost to common knowledge, but we have included it with the FAQ now. As for the milk, it was only natural that people would be considerate enough to leave milk with the cookies!
Why is Santa 'heavy'? Well, if you read the information about the cookies and milk above you'll see why Santa used to be shown as thinner than he is now -- not everyone used to leave out cookies for him!
2007-04-27 12:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by pjallittle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one guy who's in the center of providing kids and good and otherwise people with their wishes I seriously doubt even goes near that place.
That said, however, let's consider: Slave little elves and horse-whipped reindeer and a sleigh do all his work. And
he's the one entering every home at the time of year when every box of sweets and fat-caloried goody is out for the sampling, and you ask the above. Beautiful.
2007-04-27 13:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by rockman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All those milk and cookies. And the fat helps him stay warm at the North Pole. Or maybe hes eating the elves. There cant be a very high food supply up there.
2007-04-27 12:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every child knows that santa claus is magical
2007-04-27 22:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'cause he only work once a year while the other 364 days sits down and wacht porn while eating McDonalds, it's a fact
2007-04-27 12:53:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too many cookies and a lot of milk, all in one night.
2007-04-27 12:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He wants to make sure the reindeer get a good work out try to pull the sleigh with him on it.
2007-04-27 12:53:25 · answer #8 · answered by truckgirlnr 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Santa has an eating disorder...
2007-04-27 12:54:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He only works one day a year.
2007-04-27 12:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
364 straight days of sitting on the couch watching TV and drinking beer.
2007-04-27 12:53:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋