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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Legendary sleigh-pulling flying reindeer A parade float with a model of Santa's reindeer and sleigh in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, 2009 In traditional Western festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus ...
Donner and Blitzen's names actually come from the Dutch words "Dunder and Blixem," which mean, respectively, "thunder" and "lightning." As such, Donner and Blitzen are interpreted to be strong and ...
Donner (surname) Donner family, a renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish family; Donner the Reindeer or Donder, one of Santa Claus's reindeer; Donner woodrush or Luzula subcongesta; Donner, a character in Artist Descending a Staircase; Donner, a superheroine in Milestone Media comic books; Donner, the German name for Thor, a god in Norse mythology
The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada .
Tamsen Eustis Dozier Donner (November 1, 1801 – March 1847) was an American pioneer, most notable for her key role as a member of the infamous Donner Party.Donner was described as having been "a little woman" [1] and "a good shot with a pistol". [2]
The Reserve was designated “to conserve, protect, and enhance the Donner und Blitzen population of redband trout and the unique ecosystem of plants, fish, and wildlife of a river system.” [14] In 1988, 72.7 miles (117.0 km) of rivers in its basin were designated Wild and Scenic , and another 14.8 miles (23.8 km) were added in 2000. [ 7 ]
Santa Claus is based on the Dutch Sint Nicolaas and the saying: "donder en bliksem" in Dutch. Donner und blitzen is not so common in German. The original names of the reindeer were donder and bliksem which over time became donner and blitzen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.185.206.114 17:03, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
The cover of a series of illustrations for the "Night Before Christmas", published as part of the Public Works Administration project in 1934 by Helmuth F. Thoms "A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "' Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title "Account of a Visit from St ...