So, when Abe and Elle were doing some something (I don't know what they do when they leave. I'm trapped in a crate.) Pearl broke me out and I did a little net surfing about other ways of breaking and entering, I mean, Santa's arrival.
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In Spain, apparently, Santa climbs in your window using a fire escape ladder.
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In Germany, one website said the following:
Children leave letters on their windowsills for Christkind, a winged figure dressed in white robes and a golden crown who distributes gifts. Sometimes the letters are decorated with glue and sprinkled with sugar to make them sparkle.That's kind of cool. It's a little less creepy than the Spanish version.
Finland, on the other hand, has its own take on Santa. Apparently, Santa is Finnish. Weird, because when I spoke to him the other day, he didn't have an accent.
Anyway, one website said:
OK. Pearl is putting me back in my crate. She thinks I might scare some of the younger pups.The Finnish equivalent for Father Christmas, Santa Claus, St. Nicholas etc, is joulupukki, who has his origin in the pagan Nordic shaman tradition of people dressing up in animal disguises. Joulupukki was once a symbol of fertility and more of a frightening figure back then than today. He was clad in thick fur-lined coat turned inside out, wearing a mask and a pair of horns on his head. The name joulupukki literally means "Christmas buck" (billy-goat).
Anyway... Merry Christmas!