RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As Santa Claus gets ready for his big trip around the world on Christmas Eve, North Carolina families are starting to buy their milk and cookies to leave out for him.
If Santa drinks a glass of milk at each house in North Carolina, exactly how much milk would he be drinking?
To figure that out, we first need to know how much milk he drinks as he makes his way across the country.
In a study, Dairy Farmers of America found that if Santa drinks an 8-ounce glass of milk at all of the 111.35 million Christmas-celebrating households in the U.S., it would come out to about 6.9 million gallons of milk. That’s enough milk to fill more than 10 Olympic pools!
According to the 2020 census, there are about 4.032 millionhouseholds in North Carolina, with 77 percent — or 3,104,640 — Christian households.
If all of them leave out an 8-ounce glass of milk for Santa, that adds up to 194,040 gallons of milk that Santa would drink in North Carolina alone.
How might Santa fit all this milk in his belly, you ask? A hankering for milk and cookies as he works up an appetite during his trip, and a little bit of Christmas magic.
If all of them leave out an 8-ounce glass of milk for Santa, that adds up to 194,040 gallons of milk that Santa would drink in North Carolina alone. How might Santa fit all this milk in his belly, you ask? A hankering for milk and cookies as he works up an appetite during his trip, and a little bit of Christmas magic.
With 1 glass of milk left out for Santa in each home, Santa drinks around 86 million glasses or 688 million ounces of milk (that's enough to fill 8 Olympic-sized swimming pools!). Even for Santa, that is a lot of milk.
All told, Santa could consume 71.2 billion calories before the night ends. More than half of those calories (40.4 billion) come from the legendary dairy consumption, and one cookie at each home adds another 30.9 billion calories. Whew! We'd say that number is just as magical as his overnight journey.
The treat shows appreciation to Santa for the gifts he leaves behind on Christmas Eve. It also signifies generosity, as you are sharing something with Santa, a quality often encouraged during the festive season. Milk and cookies are also a symbol of family tradition.
(WHTM) – Before settling into bed on Christmas Eve, leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus is a tradition. When you wake up on Christmas morning, Santa will have dropped off the presents and the milk and cookies eaten and drank.
A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.
Does Santa have a favourite snack? Santa isn't especially picky, but he sure loves Canadian milk (he even gets it delivered to his house all year round!). We'll tell you why: not only is it delivered quickly (obviously, because Canada is so close to the North Pole), but Canadian milk is quality stuff.
Mainly thanks to the generosity of parents, Santa sank 511,691 whiskies, 291,134 sherries, 220,557 wines, 216,146 brandies, and 114,698 rums. So a fair few drinks then. Below is a list of where he consumed some of these drinks.
Santa loves all types of cookies. He has tried more than most people on Christmas Eve, but his favorite is a sugar cookie. Of course, of all the recipes he's tried, he likes Mrs. Claus' sugar cookies the best!
Christmas in Hawaii has many of the same traditions as on the mainland—but with a tropical twist. For example, the Hawaiians have Kanakaloka, the jolly bearded man also known as Santa Claus.
Instead of leaving treats for Odin's eight-legged horse, they now set out carrots for Father Christmas' normally legged horse in return for gifts, much like the American version. But leaving cookies and milk for the jolly old elf didn't become a widespread American Christmas tradition until the Great Depression.
If you think, judging by that white beard and hair, Kris Kringle might be around 70 or 80, the truth is he's far, far older. According to History.com, the monk who over time would evolve into Santa Claus was born in what is now modern-day Turkey in 280 A.D., making him a whopping 1,741 years old!
Some Irish families leave a pint of Guinness for Santa on the eve of Christmas. Children usually place the cold beer near the tree to offer Old Saint Nick a quick pick-me-up for the long night ahead.
The answer is because not just anyone can stick Rudolph in a story wherever they see fit. Unlike Santa, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is copyrighted, with the copyright being managed by a company out of a Connecticut called Character Arts, LLC.
Santa Claus, Daidí na Nollag (Daddy of Christmas), is known in Ireland as Santy or Santa. He brings presents to children in Ireland, which are opened on Christmas morning. It is traditional to leave a mince pie and a bottle / glass of Guinness for Santa along with a carrot for Rudolph.
United States. American boys and girls leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus, like our Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies. Knit stockings are hung on the fireplace for Santa to stuff with small gifts—or coal for the naughty children—before he ascends back up the chimney.
Without a doubt, Santa's accomplishments are definitely deserving of all the treats that are so generously left out for him on Christmas Eve. But what does the big guy actually prefer to have in his cup of cheer? According to most American children, a glass of cold milk is the key to quenching Santa's thirst.
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