The first and original Santa Claus was a woman, a fairy
goddess named Flidais. She traveled the countryside in a sleigh pulled by deer with a burlap sack in the backseat filled with candy, food, and gifts for everyone who was good and kind to one another and to her animal friends in the
forests.
She was known as the fairy goddess of the woodlands and mistress of the beasts because she loved and cared for all the creatures of the forests. Flidais
and her husband made most of the toys and gifts she distributed on the Winter Solstice. But as the world became more populated, more gifts were needed,
so Flidais commissioned the elves from the forests to help and soon, after that, they built a huge workshop to create and store their gifts.
Many of the Celtic heroes and heroines, who were demoted from gods to fairies during the Milesian reign, were later promoted to saints by the Christians. Saint Flidais (FLEE daws) later because Saint Fe Claws, who then became Saint Claus or—better known today as, Santa Claus.
Flidais' portrait contains 164 photographs
and illustrations
(plus digital painting & effects).
Read more about Flidais on
the story card that comes with this beautiful photographic portrait.
