Sunday 21 December 2014

Is Rudolph a girl

Did you know that Rudolph might actually be a girl!? Only female reindeer keep their antlers throughout winter. By Christmas time most males have discarded their antlers and are saving their energy ready to grow a new pair in the spring.
The UK Father Christmas and the American Santa Claus became more and more alike over the years and are now one and the same.
Some people say that Santa lives at the North Pole. In Finland, they say that he lives in the north part of their country called Lapland.
But everyone agrees that he travels through the sky on a sledge that is pulled by reindeer, that he comes into houses down the chimney at night and places presents for the children in socks or bags by their beds, in front of the family Christmas tree, or by the fire place.
A fireplace with a hanging stockings

Most children receive their presents on Christmas Eve night or early Christmas morning, but in some countries they get their presents on St. Nicholas' Day, December 6th.
St. Nicholas putting the bag of gold into a stocking is probably where the custom of having a tangerine or satsuma at the bottom of your Christmas stocking came from. If people couldn't afford gold, some golden fruit was a good replacement - and until the last 50 years these were quite unusual fruits and so still special!
The biggest Christmas stocking was 51m 35cm (168ft 5.65in) long and 21m 63cm (70ft 11.57in) wide (from the heel to the toe). It was made by the volunteer emergency services organisation Pubblica Assistenza Carrara e Sezioni (Italy) in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, on 5th January 2011. Just think how many presents you could fit in that!



7 comments:

  1. I'm guessing- purely based on names- that Rankin Bass didn't do their research is more likely than Rudolph being a girl.

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    1. I don't care what others say Rudolph is not a girl I am sure Santa can tell the difference

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  2. Of course Rudolph is a female. How else would Santa find his way without a female navigator. She wouldn't be shy to ask for directions if she got lost either.

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  3. I have never thought about whether the reindeer is a girl or boy. What you have written is interesting.

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    1. Me neither never given it a thought, glad you liked the post

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  4. I wouldn't be surprised if Rudolph was a girl! lol Merry Christmas.

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