This year, I fell into the sentimental trap of making some penguin softies for Christmas .... and I am not the only one - penguins seem to be everywhere at the moment dressed in Christmassy costumes, with trees, bells, and all kinds of Christmas paraphernalia. Should penguins really be associated with Christmas? Probably not and not as Santa's helpers as they often depicted. Penguins inhabit the Antarctic region in the South Pole, while Santa Claus it has been established has his home in the North Pole. The theory is that somehow penguins are associated with snow, then Winter, then Christmas, but what about us in the southern hemisphere. Perhaps they are just cute? Whatever the reason, when were penguins first seen as part of the Christmas scene ? While there is no verifiable answer, it would seem that Monty the Penguin in the John Lewis Christmas advertisement in 2014 popularised the trend. (If you are not famil...
Beautiful series of tags, Wilma, as usual.
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All the best!
Carolyn