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In today’s newsletter, w= e follow an 800-mile sleigh ride= in Siberia, learn how Jesus’ parents got together, discover where Santas = blow off steam … and learn how not to eat like Mr=2E Claus=2E
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The tales of Santa’s sleigh make it sound like a sweet Christmas Ev= e ride—powered seamlessly by knowing reindeer=2E

For Siberia= ’s reindeer, however, the annual 800-mile migration to and from the = Arctic has become more complicated=2E Just ask the herders who follow the a= nimals on their trek=2E Record heat, drought, and Russian energy developmen= t have challenged both reindeer and these herders, members of the historica= lly resilient Nenets Indigenous group=2E

These photos by Nat Geo Ex= plorer Evgenia Arbugaeva<= strong style=3D""> (pictured above, a 5-year-old ur= ging his mother to go faster on the sleigh) help explain their deep co= nnection to the reindeer and the land=2E

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Wildlife crossing: The Russian oil giant Gazpr= om created this “white carpet” for reindeer bulls pulling sle= ighs across the road at this Siberian oil field=2E Pictured above, sisters = Vera and Sophia Khudi (walking) made the crossing=2E
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Northward ho! In spring, when snow and frozen = rivers favor sledding, the herds push rapidly north=2E

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Probably not ‘Rudolph’: Huddled = under reindeer coats and blankets, the Puiko brothers watch a bootlegged mo= vie on a laptop powered by a generator chugging outside the chum=2E Almost = every tent has a few cherished movies—gifts from visitors or acquire= d on a rare visit to a village or trading post=2E Read mo= re=2E
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Don’t snack like Santa: How to stay healthy these holidays
How Christmas has evolved over the centuries
What archaeology tells us a= bout the real Jesus
How did Je= sus' parents become a couple? Here’s what biblical scholars say=2E <= /a>
Bubbles trapped in Alaska ice are a mesmerizing, terrifying warning
Who were the three kings in= the Christmas story?
How Kwanzaa came to be
The disputed = history of Boxing Day
WHE= RE IN THE WORLD?
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PHOTOGRAPH BY DINA LI= TOVSKY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Too=2E Many=2E Santas! No, it’s not the= North Pole=2E And yes, even Santa needs some time away from the elves=2E E= rgo, the annual summertime “World’s Largest Santa Convention&= #x201D; (above)=2E It comes complete with dinner, danci= ng, a show, and a massive “Santa jingle=2E” Where is it? Click here to find out=2E

Santa survey says: The beard is real

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The Christmas Eve plot: If monarchist rebels h= ad had their way, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte would have been blown apart by a bomb outside an opera house on the nig= ht before Christmas in 1800=2E Bonaparte escaped unhurt from the barrel bom= b, entered the opera house for a Haydn premiere= , and asked for the book of the oratorio=2E He wasn’t so laissez-fai= re about the culprits, Nat Geo reports=2E

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One last reindeer story: Do you know the eyes = of reindeer can change color? It depends on the light, Nat Geo reports= =2E (Upper image, the mirror-like layer at the back of a rei= ndeer’s eye with winter coloring; lower image, with summer coloring= =2E) Regretfully, we have no similar report about the color of reindee= r noses=2E

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Today’s Soundtrack: =C2=BFD=C3=B3nde Est=C3=A1 Santa= Claus? — Los Lobos

This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, Jen Tse,= and Sydney Combs=2E Amanda Williams-Bryant, Alec Egamov, Rita Spinks, and = Jeremy Brandt-Vorel also contributed this week=2E Have an idea? We’d= love to hear from you at david=2Ebeard@natgeo=2Ecom=2E Happy holidays = to those celebrating!
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