What is Santa Claus called in different countries?
• In the United States and Canada, he is called Santa Claus. • In China, he is called Shengdan Laoren • In England, his name is Father Christmas, where he has a long coat and a longer beard. • In France, he is known as Pere Noel. • In Germany, children get presents from Christindl, the Christ Child. • In Morocco, he is known as Black Peter. • In Japan, he is called Santa Claus or just Santa. Children often call him ‘Santa no ojisan’ which means Uncle Santa. • In Italy, he is called Belfana or Babbo Natale. • In Sweden, Jultomten (Santa) visits the evening before Christmas, pulling a big bag of julklapar (Christmas presents) in the deep snow. • Pe Norsk (in Norwegian) “Julenissen” arrives on the evening of 24th December. • In the Netherlands, he is called Kerstman. • In Finland, he is called Joulupukki. • The Dutch call him Sinter Klaas. He rides a white horse, leaving gifts in wooden shoes. • In Russia, he is called grandfather Frost that is ‘ded moroz’. He is also called ‘Kris Kringle
