BS&S ~ Yuletide Santa

Yuletide is traditionally 12 days. We are going to celebrate with 12 days of swaps! You may join all or as many as you want. These are all going to be sender's choice, so you can put your swap together at any time and be ready to send it when I assign partners.

Day 2: Santa

The figure we call Santa nowadays came from pagan roots.

He was celebrated as Odin, leading his Yule hunting party through the skies on his 8 legged horse named Sleipnir.

In Celtic lore, He takes the form of the Oak and Holly Kings.

Ancient pagan deities such as Befana (a gift-giving Roman goddess); the Holly King (a Celtic Winter god); and Thor and Tomte (Norse gods who, respectively, rode across the sky in a chariots drawn by goats and gave presents to children at the end of the year) have all fed into the Santa legend.

You are to send a depiction of Santa (with or without Black Peter, your choice) to your partner. This can be something as simple as a Yule card or as elaborate as a large handmade figure of the Holly King in full regalia. Your choice.

As always, I will angel.

Merry Yule.