Santa by any other name: The original Santa was Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Turkey) who became known for his generosity and kindness, especially to the poor and children. After his death in 350AD, stories about the good St Nicholas became legends associated with Christmas in many other parts of the world. In some countries, children still receive gifts on the feast day of St Nicholas, 6 December and in most countries, a mythical character, with the virtues of St. Nicholas, is a symbol of Christmas giving.
In
USA, Canada , Australia and other western countries, he is Santa Claus. (from the Dutch SinterKlaas) He is also called Kris
Kringle - which comes from
the German term “the Christ Child”. In England, he is also
known as Father Christmas and in France, Pere Noel. In Germany, children get presents from Christindl,
the Christ Child. In Morocco he
is known as Black Peter. In Sweden Jultomten visits the evening before
Christmas day, pulling a big bag of julklappar (Christmas presents) in the deep
snow. Pã Norsk (in Norwegian ) “Julenissen” arrives on Christmas
eve. In Finland, he is called Joulupukki.
Sinter Klaas in Dutch
is much thinner than the American Santa Claus. He rides a white horse and gets
help from numerous Zwarte Pieten (Black Petes) handing out gifts and candy. In Russia, he
is called Grandfather Frost that is “ded moroz”. In Japan,
Santa Claus is called Santa Claus or just “Santa”. Children often call him
“Santa no ojisan”, which means “Uncle Santa . In China,
he is called Shengdan Laoren
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