Isn’t the tail of Santa based off Norse Mythology? (Odin/Wotan)?
Wait. Santa has a tail?
Like one of the Reindeer?
ODIN SANTA MYTH
—NO—YES—— Reindeer sleigh
—NO—YES—— Come our way
—NO—YES—— Ho, ho, ho
—NO—YES—— Cherry nose
—NO—YES—— Cap on head
—NO—YES—— Suit that’s red
—NO—YES—— Special night
—NO—YES—— Beard that’s white
Must be Santa. Santa Claus.
Who domesticated the reindeer and are most apt to have 'reindeer sleighs'? The Sami (Laplanders).
The Psychedelic Secrets Of Santa Claus
"Despite popular belief, the story of Santa Claus did not begin with St Nicholas but goes back thousands of years earlier to what is now known as northern Siberia and is derived from the shamanistic traditions of the tribes indigenousto this area and areas of northern Sweden and Finland."