Country Name

Belgium Pere Noel
Brazil Papai Noel
Chile Viejo Pascuero (“Old Man Christmas”)
China Dun Che Lao Ren (“Christmas Old Man”)
Netherlands Kerstman
Finland Joulupukki
France Pere Noel
Germany Weihnachtsmann (“Christmas Man”)
Hawaii Kanakaloka
Hungary Mikulas (St. Nicholas)
Italy Babbo Natale
Japan Hoteiosho (a god or priest who bears gifts)
Norway Julenissen (“Christmas gnome”)
Poland Swiety Mikolaj (St. Nicholas)
Russia Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost”)
Sweden Jultomten (“Christmas brownie”)
United Kingdom Father Christmas
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  • Ananas
    Ananas
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    Re: Names for Santa Around the World

    Sun, March 9, 2008 - 6:29 AM
    Well the Netherlands have actually 2 Santa Clauses. One who celebtrates 5 december his birthday and the other who celebrates it at 25 december. The one on 5 is called Sinterklaas ( see Hungary ) the one on 25 is indeed called kerstman. Which stands for Christmasman.
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    • Re: Names for Santa Around the World

      Sun, March 9, 2008 - 2:50 PM
      wow
      Thank you Ananas
      wonder why his birthday is on the 5th
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        Re: Names for Santa Around the World

        Sun, March 9, 2008 - 3:34 PM
        so then america has been worshipping different gods that bare gifts.... there is a bunny god that hops with a basket of eggszzz *GASP I knew something smelt occultic about holidays and their colours associated with it... notice lots of reds and greens... valentines...red... st patricks..green... christmas red and green... holloween... black and orange... thanks giving... orange red and yellow...
        summer... yellow and light blue.. spring.. red, purple, pink. yellows and blues... AHHHHH!!!! the fourth of july man with stars on his hat.... is he the god of war? j/k... aparently the god of independance right?
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  • Re: Names for Santa Around the World

    Sun, March 9, 2008 - 3:57 PM
    in germany we celebrate st. nikolaus on dec. 6! the "chrismas man"[wheinachstmann] we know today originated from the netherlands "sinterclaas" and the Coca Cola Comapany around 1900!

    love
    Sue
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    • Re: Names for Santa Around the World

      Mon, March 10, 2008 - 3:42 AM
      hehe ... coca coma-pany...spellingisms can be fun sometimes! Thank you for looking out for me on the other tribe!

      love you
      Sue
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      • Re: Names for Santa Around the World

        Tue, March 11, 2008 - 12:03 AM
        hey of course
        Always
        The guy probably just wants to fit in ya know

        Probably has alot on his mind
        But i cannot let it get carried away on my watch
        Especially when it all seems to be dirrected at one person
        I mean
        Really that was a bit over the top
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        • Leelen
          Leelen
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          Re: Names for Santa Around the World

          Tue, March 11, 2008 - 5:27 PM
          hey! what about santa lucia?...i mean the young woman in the white gown with a wreath of holly and candles in her hair. growing up in central massachusetts i lived in a predominately swedish town and my family we nt to the big luthern church there. everyyear our church celebrated the santa lucia fest. a bunch of us kid swould get all dressed up and sing. it was alot of fun.
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          • Re: Names for Santa Around the World

            Sun, March 30, 2008 - 5:39 PM
            Santa Lucia on Dec 13 th the Festival of Lights ..
            young girls wearing a crown of Lights in the early hours

            I always loved it ... thank you Leelen

            BTW an interesting note
            has anyone noticed Italy doesn't have a Santa or Nikolaus ..
            well they celebrate St Martin on the 11 -11
            and on the 6th of January (the Epiphany or..... the 3 Wise Kings day )
            an old wise woman flying on a broomstick with a huge bundle on her back delivers the gifts for the children ..
            her name is 'la Befana ' quite ironic that in the country where the Vatican 'rules '
            it is a old woman flying on a broomstick the kids heroine .. so very 'Pagan ' lol
            I love it .. ah ..... if you were not a good kid she would still give you something : charcoal
            but it is a sweet candy that just looks like it ... ;-)
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  • Kanch
    Kanch
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    Re: Names for Santa Around the World

    Sat, March 29, 2008 - 8:06 AM
    Caroline Casey in her book "Making the Gods Work For You" explores the universality of the santa archetype through many different cultures. Her brilliant anthropological work reveals a common thread through Eurasia of this archetype.

    Santa in Russian pagan culture is called Baba Ganoush. Santa in Indian culture is thus worshipped as Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, whom I share names with.

    Another ethnographer points out the many connections between Oedipus and Ganesh. In the tragic greek vision of the universe overruled by Ananke, chaos or necessity, the generous giver of gifts is cursed and blinded and driven away to die far from his home city. In the triumphant indian version, the baby Ganesh has his head lopped off, but it is magically replaced with an elephants head and he is transformed into the intercessor of the gods.
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