Back for 2004's Art Garden, which had the theme of "Flight," I wrote the following essay on how "Santa Claus" is actually "Father Nature," and note that gingerbread people started out as substitutes for human sacrifices.

Father Christmas, Father Wind...

And in contemplating my Saturnalia post, this week, it did occur to me that this is the only time of year we're apt to make specifically human-shaped cookies...