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This was the first ever appearance of a reindeer in connection with Santa.
In 1823, most of the rest of Santa's apparatus appeared, thanks to the anonymous poem 'A visit from St Nicholas'. This poem adds the _eight_ named reindeer, the jolly laugh, the big belly, and the motif of flying -- though St
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It's fascinating to watch the popular reputation of the 'library of Alexandria'.
The biggest shift came in 1980: Carl Sagan's largely fictitious account in 'Cosmos'. But the subsequent history is intriguing too.
A superb article on the library's pre-1980 reputation: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2709
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Just one major new element arrived in 1939, when the company Montgomery & Ward commissioned an employee, Robert L. May, to devise a Christmas story. May's story was a poem about a ninth reindeer, the red-nosed Rudolph. Ten years later Johnny Marks turned May's story into the well-known song. 13/
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In the 1840s the English-speaking world went bananas over Christmas.
The influence came largely from England, where some German customs were adopted, like the Christmas tree and Advent wreath; and Charles Dickens began publishing his Christmas books, starting with A Christmas Carol (1843). 10/
📊 Post engagement
5
Avg engagement / post
1.6%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: This was the first ever appearance of a reindeer in connection w · 9 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.7 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
7.1×
Follows 45 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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This was the first ever appearance of a reindeer in connection with Santa.
In 1823, most of the rest of Santa's apparatus appeared, thanks to the anonymous poem 'A visit from St Nicholas'. This poem adds the _eight_ named reindeer, the jolly laugh, the big belly, and the motif o…
It's fascinating to watch the popular reputation of the 'library of Alexandria'.
The biggest shift came in 1980: Carl Sagan's largely fictitious account in 'Cosmos'. But the subsequent history is intriguing too.
A superb article on the lib…
Just one major new element arrived in 1939, when the company Montgomery & Ward commissioned an employee, Robert L. May, to devise a Christmas story. May's story was a poem about a ninth reindeer, the red-nosed Rudolph. Ten years later John…
Most of the rest of Santa's iconography was invented in the 1860s by Thomas Nast, a German-born New Yorker.
Nast's cartoons, designed to reflect Northern optimisim in the Civil War, created Santa's workshop; his list of children's behaviou…
The influence reached America, leading Charles Clement Moore to claim authorship of 'A Visit from St Nicholas'. Christmas books published in Pennsylvania now fully identified the Christkindl -- now 'Kriss Kringle' -- with St Nicholas/Santa…
In the 1840s the English-speaking world went bananas over Christmas.
The influence came largely from England, where some German customs were adopted, like the Christmas tree and Advent wreath; and Charles Dickens began publishing his Chris…
An 1821 report from North Carolina has the Christkindl coming at Christmas, anglicised as 'Christkinkle'. He isn't identified with St Nicholas yet, but he does bring gifts to good children, and rods to naughty children, just like St Nichol…
The poem also reintroduces elements seen in Washington Irving: pipe-smoking, and laying a finger to the side of his nose.
No one claimed authorship of the poem until the 1840s.
In the meantime, German colonists in Pennsylvania brought with…
The Northern Hemisphere experienced very cold weather in the 1810s. In 1817-1820 New York, the Hudson River was closed by ice for over 100 days each year.
In 1821 'Santeclaus' first appears in a fur suit and a sleigh pulled by one reindeer…
In 1770s New York, we hear of 'St. a Claus' bringing gifts to children on the Monday after 6 December. Dutch influence was strong there: St Nicholas was the patron saint of both Amsterdam and NYC.
Washington Irving's satirical A History of…
So far St Nicholas was normally depicted as a Catholic bishop.
Dutch colonists brought this tradition to the eastern USA. Christmas, and a Catholic saint, didn't go down well in Puritan New England. But Christmas celebrations in 1700s Virg…
By the Early Modern period, folklore had sprung up around him in much of Europe. By the 1600s in the Netherlands, there was a tradition that he brought gifts to children on the eve of his saint's day (6 December), riding a miniature horse …
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 5 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.7× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated89/100
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Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~1.6% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Kiwi Hellenist, Homerist, classicist, NZ. He/his/him/him.
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