At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.
THE TYPICAL SANTA CLAUS
For the absolutely typical Santa Claus of today, we must turn the poem The Night Before Christmas. This established him as looking like a tomte, a diminutive being in Swedish folklore. Where did the notion arise that he lived at the North Pole? Perhaps from the illustrations to the poem by Thomas Nast, who placed him in snow-covered surroundings.
The Finnish equivalent of the tomte are the tonntu. It is believed in Finland that Santa keeps them around to evaluate the behavior of children, to see if they are deserving of presents.
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