Santa Claus Around The World

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Santa Claus comes in many different forms (Credit: Douglas Rahden. CC-BY-SA-2..0/ Wikimedia Commons)

For most Americans, Santa Claus is a jolly, white-haired man in a red suit. However, that is just one depiction of the generous being that brings toys to well-behaved children on Christmas Eve. Other countries have their own versions of Santa Claus who, in some cases, do not even appear during Christmas! Here are a few of the many portrayals of Santa-like figures from around the world.

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  • adahmi
    adahmi4년 이하
    In Germany, Saint Nick has an assistant called Krampus and he beats all of the naughty children. And you would leave a empty shoe outside of your bedroom door and Saint Nick will either leave your shoes full of sweets and candy or he'll leave it full of sticks. The sweets and candy means that you have been good and the sticks mean that Krampus is going to come and punish you for being a naughty child. Please correct me if I have parts of this wrong. I only learned this from German class and don't know all of the Christmas traditions are in Germany.
    • sokeefe_forever
      sokeefe_forever4년 이하
      OooOoo it's so interesting to learn about other traditions! Thanks for sharing!
      • nugget_cult
        nugget_cult4년 이하
        Yea! We have our weird new years tradition, we light candles, meaning an hour closer to the new year. One candle would fully melt after the hour, having to light another one. We also baked cookies, and we ate two each hour, just to stay awake but I won't have any trouble, because I'm an insomniac, meaning I can't go to sleep, or stay asleep easily. I usually stay up until three, four, or five o'clock, even on school nights, and after I wake up, I feel completely refreshed,as if I went to bed, woke up at the usual 6:30 for school.
    • bsc
      bsc4년 이하
      Merry Christmas to all! This article was very cool.
      • talkaboutbruno
        talkaboutbruno4년 이하
        Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey! Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! Merry Christmas everyone!!!
      • potterluck13
        potterluck134년 이하
        The Swiss are cool!
      • wolfdog
        wolfdog4년 이하
        Christmas is beautiful and everywhere!
        • buddy_buddy
          buddy_buddy4년 이하
          I think that the 13Yule lads are cool
          • coi_leray
            coi_leray4년 이하
            Santa Clause
            • beautiful_day
              beautiful_day4년 이하
              It was really interesting how each different countries celebrate their own Christmas! Thank you so much for sharing this article with us, Dogo News!
              • xiamia
                xiamia4년 이하
                That's very cool! It's always fascinating to me to learn about how different places celebrate different holidays in the world!
                • crazygoose1324
                  crazygoose13244년 이하
                  Has ANYONE ever gotten coal in their stocking???

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