why did rudolph teh reindeer have a red nose?
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The point of this was too show that even if you are different, you can do great things and that that part that is different can be very helpful.
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Why does Santa Claus use reindeer?\n\nBecause Moose can't fly!
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Ne broke his nose in 2002, then last year he broke it again, twice.  He had nasal reconstructive surgery and wears the mask to protect his nose.\n\nIt makes him look kinda creepy.
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Oh look, everyone forgot the most important reindeer! It's in the most popular song! Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer? Hellooo! Olive!.....\n"Olive the other reindeer... used to laugh and call him names..."
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You know Dasher and Dancer\nAnd Prancer and Vixen,\nComet and Cupid\nAnd Donner and Blitzen.\nBut do you recall\nThe most famous reindeer of all?\n\nRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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to help Rudolph find his way home.
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Depends on the age group:\n\nOne cute one is candy-cane reindeer.\n\nWrap a brown pipecleaner around the candy-cane for antlers, and glue on fun eyes.  Add a small red pom-pom for nose.  Hard to describe, but look here....   http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/Christmas/images/CCreindeer.jpeg
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1) The appearance of the Star was supposed to be a miraculous event.  Tracking naturally repeating occurrences may or may not show anything.\n\n2) I do not feel Christmas needs to be moved.  The important thing is that we celebrate Jesus' birth, not that we have the exact day correct.\n\n3) The day of 25 Dec was chosen EXACTLY because of Saturnalia...and much the same reason that Jewish people today give lavish gifts as Hanukkah.  Christian leaders (1) wanted their followers to be able to continue in traditions, (2) not be left out of festivities, and (3) convert others.
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back in the day it was the only ornament they had. kinda looks like snow and it's a nice way for the fam to have a moment before the disapointment, failure and finger pointing begins. merry xmas!
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St. Nicholas was supposedly an Italian saint. However, the origins of Santa Claus lies in the 1300s, i believe, when a turkish man started giving out presents of gold.
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All Myths have a basis in fact. So although we teach children about a mythical person known as Santa Claus, he was in fact a real person. \n\nSaint Nickilaus (Santa Claus) was a Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century. He was known for leaving small gifts for children during the Christmas Celebration. He would ask the childrens parents during the year whether they were good children or bad children. \n\nHanging of stockings from a fireplace had it's origins at the same time as Saint Nick. Children would put thier shoes on the front porch and Bishop Nickilaus would but the gifts or coal in thier shoes. \n\nSo you see when we are talking about Santa Klaus to children, we are not really lying to them. We are teaching them that it is ok to believe.
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i was around 5 when my parents told me about santa, i actually found it out on my own during christmas dinner.  santa came to drop off gifts and i noticed that santa's shoes looked alot like my uncle jonny's so i blurted out "why is santa wearing uncle jonny's shoes?!)   my parents being mortified took me in another room and had the "talk" with me.\ni don't really remember this too well but my parents make sure they bring it up every year at christmas time!
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The reindeers are:\n\nDasher\nDancer\nPrancer\nVixen\nComet\nCupid\nDonner\nBlitzen\nRudolph\n\nFor Christians, they celebrate the 25th of December as Jesus' Christ's Birthday. People give presents because it is the season of Giving (for Christians, God sent his Son to save the World). During this time, also, with all the bonuses, people earn extra income, thus it is easier for them to give presents.
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Puffin cuz his profile looks like a puffin penguin(hes got a big nose)
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Considering that Christmas really has nothing to do with the birth of Christ, or Christianity, why are you ranting. Check out what I'm saying. The Christians just gave it a new name. They adopted the holiday that is originally from Pagans. As far as Santa and the reindeer and the elves and the sleigh rides, I've never taught my children to believe in such lies, because if I lied to them about that, then they may just think that I would lie to them about God. I don't celebrate the holidays because of their origins. Try reading Exodus 32:4-10
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It's required to play those reindeer games...\n\nOnly caribou (aka reindeer) females grow antlers.
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WORD HISTORY: \nAlthough Saint Nick uses reins on his reindeer and reindeer are used to pull sleds in Lapland and northern Siberia, the word reindeer has nothing to do with reins. The element -deer is indeed our word deer, but the rein- part is borrowed from another language, specifically from the Scandinavian languages spoken by the chiefly Danish and Norwegian invaders and settlers of England from the 9th to the 11th century. Even though the Old Icelandic language in which much of Old Norse literature is written is not the same variety of Old Norse spoken by these settlers of England, it is close enough to give us an idea of the words that were borrowed into English. Thus we can cite the Old Icelandic word hreinn, which means "reindeer," as the source of the first part of the English word. The word reindeer is first recorded in Middle English in a work composed before 1400