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		culi on Feb 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trove of spices from around the world on sunken fi... the Siberian shamans’ use of (red and white) fly agaric mushrooms to enter the spirit world is believed to be the source of the Father Christmas myth. And I mean... obviously. A red and white mushroom that can get you high as fuck with the help of some reindeer... https://www.livescience.com/42077-8-ways-mushrooms-explain-s...

riffraff on Feb 15, 2023 [–]

> the Siberian shamans’ use of (red and white) fly agaric mushrooms to enter the spirit world is believed to be the source of the Father Christmas myth.

but the "Father Christmas" in english tradition was green.

https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/why-is-our-father-christmas-g...

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