Odin/Wodan was the German's god of wisdom, magic and occult knowledge, runes, poetry and war. Odins name still lives on in Wednesday; Wodan’s day. Odin was depicted as a tall, old man with a white beard and wearing a cloak accompanied by his two black ravens Huginn and Muninn. He flew through the air on his fast white eight legged horse Sleipnir, (seven cherubs accompanied the firstborn; together they make eight.) while carrying his never missing spear Gungnir (remains of the Trident) in his hand. He had one eye, for he had sacrificed the other eye in exchange for gathering wisdom at the well of the head Mimir (Norse representation of the Source). Odin in his early days was known as a wise benevolent god, but he more and more became god of warriors who believed that when they died a bloody red death in battle, they would go to Walhalla. His fearless warriors often painted their bodies black (like the SS. wore black uniforms.) and fought in the middle of the night.
In the Roman empire between December 17 and 24 the pagan Saturnalia were celebrated; big feasts with a lot of dancing, gambling, sexuality and the exchange of gifts. This festival was meant to celebrate the return of the sun after the shortest days of the year and to counteract the depression due to lack of sunlight. This feast combined with the remembrance of Odin, transformed into the celebration of Saint Nicholas. Christmas symbolically was placed after the Saturnalia as a more serious reflection of the birth of Light into this world. Another festival was the Faunalia, the celebration of Faunus, or Pan, observed on December 5, the present celebration day of the Dutch Santa Claus.
In the 4th century a Christian bishop with a great reputation for goodness, benevolence and performing miracles for the poor and unhappy named Nicholas is said to have lived in Myra, Turkey. He miraculously supplied gold to three girls as marriage dowries so they did not have to become prostitutes and he brought three children back to life who had been chopped by a butcher. He became a very popular figure, known as Saint Nicholas in most of Europe. His celebration day, on either December 5 or 6, was said to be his birthday.
After the Reformation Saint Nicholas became forgotten in all the protestant countries of Europe except Holland. There he became "Sinterklaas"; a wise white bearded old man wearing a white garb, a red cloak and a crosier, riding the skies and roofs of the houses on his white horse, accompanied by Black Jacks. Sinterklaas will visit you on his birthday December 5 or 6 and donate gifts. His Black Jacks have miraculously gathered information about your behavior during the last year. If it were a good child, you would be rewarded with presents, if it were bad you would be punished by the Black Jacks who will beat you with their rods or even worse: put you in a big bag and take you with to Spain, said to be the residence of Sinterklaas. In the 17th century Dutch emigrants took off to North America along with their tradition of Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas became anglicized into Santa Claus. In 1930 a designer for the Coca-Cola Company was asked to draw attractive advertisements for this drink that did not sell well in wintertime. He had to use the company colors red and white and create some cozy type. He remembered the Dutch Santa Claus with his white dress, red cloak, long white beard, kindness and benevolence. The eight-legged horse was replaced for eight flying reindeer. A punishing Black Jack was inappropriate in this concept, so he disappeared. This new Santa Claus became a big hit. He became so popular that right now in Europe he is serious competition for his Alter Ego, Sinterklaas.
Red happens to be the color of blood, and blood contains the animal soul with its animal urges. Odin/Enlil was the god of the animal soul. Odin/Enlil as well as Santa Claus in his red outfit, fly through the air like is told about Samael the red who is often equated with Satan.
Santa originally was Odin (Adon), or Pan, who actually was the same as Enlil the original Firstborn that became Satan.
Santa even is an anagram of Satan.
Easter also exposes itself as a heathen festival, although it's cloaked as "Christian." Easter/Eoster/Ishtar/Astarte is the Babylonian spring goddess our British-Israelite forefathers foolishly worshipped. Hence the fertility symbols of rabbits and eggs.
Different Heathen communities and individuals celebrate different cycles of seasonal holidays based on their cultural affiliations, local traditions, and relationships with particular gods. There is no fixed calendar of Heathen festival dates. The three Heathen festivals most commonly celebrated in the UK are Winter Nights - usually celebrated in October or November, Yule - a twelve day festival that begins around the time of the winter solstice, and a festival for the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre in the spring.
Although the Heathen gods are best known from Norse Mythology (and often called by Anglicized versions of their Old Norse names) they were honored by many peoples outside of Scandinavia. For example, the god known to early Germanic tribes as Wodhanaz became Odhinn in Old Norse, Woden in Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon, and Wuotan in Old High German. Some of the most well known Heathen gods are enshrined in our English days of the week. Tuesday is named after Tiw (Tyr), Wednesday after Woden (Odin), Thursday after Thunor (Thor) and Friday after the goddess Frige (Frigg).