The Sami, indigenous reindeer herders of Scandanavia, may have in their shamans the origin of Santa Claus. December 17, 2019 by richardpheller, posted in Uncategorized Sami shamans ate psychedelic mushrooms, came down the chimney (or smokehole) and brought gifts (from the other world). And of course, there are the reindeer. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related