Santa riding a sleigh in Finland. This might appear differently under the influence of mushrooms. Kacper Pempel / REUTERS. The shaman would ride around on a sleigh, carrying his or her "gifts" in ...

Santa Claus was said to be derived from magic mushroom toting shamans. Santa Claus was said to be derived from magic mushroom toting shamans. Bob Strong/REUTERS Turns out Santa Claus is into more ...

Santa Origin Story. Santa Claus is a shaman who gives out psychedelic mushrooms as “gifts.” See also: Animals That Eat Psychedelics And Enjoy The Trip: From Reindeer On Mushrooms To Jaguars On ...

Many of the modern details of the modern-day American Santa Claus come from "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (which later became famous as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"), an 1823 poem credited to ...

Santa Claus — hopefully without the assistance of hallucinogens — prepares his reindeer and sled in Rovaniemi, Finland, on Dec. 16, 2008. Rovaniemi's Christmas theme park gets into full swing ...

Santa Claus. These shamans "also have a tradition of dressing up like the ... One historian, Ronald Hutton, told NPR that the theory of a mushroom-Santa connection is flawed.

In Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's hilarious 1971 skit “Santa and His Old Lady,” Cheech explains Santa Claus, “the guy with the hairy jaws,” to his friend.