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Santa Claus is known as de Kerstman in Dutch ("the Christmas man") and Père Noël ("Father Christmas") in French.
4 ημέρες πριν · Santa Claus, legendary figure who is the traditional patron of Christmas in the United States and other countries, bringing gifts to children. His popular image is based on traditions associated with Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian saint who is typically depicted in red bishop’s robes.
He’s the imaginary make-believe man who magically brings gifts and toys to kids at Christmas. To the “grown-ups”, Santa Claus is the wonderful idea of selfless giving and goodwill. Santa also has some other names too. Among them are Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, St. Nick, Pelznickel. A short history of Santa’s name in America
11 Δεκ 2023 · The Americanized name Santa Claus dates back to 1765—75, and it originally comes from the Dutch name Sinterklaas. The last bit of the Dutch name, Klaas, is short for Niklaas, or Nicholas. The Dutch, it turns out, had a big hand in the Santa we know today.
29 Δεκ 2023 · In the UK, he’s known as Father Christmas, while Santa Claus is the US name but now more widely spread (after all it’s shorter to say, and prevalent in all the movies). But around the world there are numerous different names for Father Christmas or Santa Claus, and here’s some of them below.
16 Φεβ 2010 · The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around A.D. 280 in Patara, near Myra in modern-day...
3 Ιαν 2024 · But, Santa Claus is the name mainly used in the US for Christmas’s most beloved figure. So what is Santa called in England? Or how about in Germany or France? 1. Saint Nicholas. Santa’s full name is Saint Nicholas. The ancestor of the modern, American Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas was a bishop born in the Mediterranean during the fourth century CE.
