For years, as I watch the Christmas specials on TV and sing along to the carols on the radio, I’ve pondered and wondered about certain things the holiday season brings. Since today is the culmination of that intense questioning, I have compiled a list of my most burning queries hoping that someone – if not Santa himself – will present me with answers:
- Where did the modern image of Santa Claus come from?
- Is it true that the modern image of Santa Claus was a Coca Cola marketing ploy?
- What is a Yule log?
- What do the 12 days of Christmas mean?
- Why do people cook a whole roasted pig with an apple in its mouth?
- What are other kinds of nog are there besides egg?
- Is it possible to make egg nog jello shots? (and would they be called jelloggs?)
Merry holidays, WikiAnswerers!
(I’m not suggesting we’re pigs or anything…)
Good job, Shay!!
Hi Shay,
I like how your mind works!!
gloria
Since when did “Noel” (from Xmas Carol) become “Nowel” l???
I meant “Nowell” sorry
Really? I’ve never seen that.
Christianity was not started by Christ and as soon he died- politicizing starts. This feel of POWER is also seen in many letters of saints depicted in Holy Bible [ New Testament ] but after way of Christ was adopted by Constantine- it become a religion.
Now when it becomes a religion- branches starts because of not ideology difference but power to control which was a big factor. These very branches starts SANTA and other things like 25th Dec. as possible date of B’ day of Christ.
Infact- Christ never wanted to start a religion- had he been interested in making a church…he would have planned it accordingly. He new very well that even St. PAUL will decline him-who was so dear to him then and he himself was going to be captured and killed [ He knew that ]