Worldwide
December/January Symbolic Gift Givers.
Aghios
Vassilis - Greece
Basbouschka (who is actually a female figure) - Russia
Babbo Natale (Father Christmas) - Italy (also La Befana)
Belsnickel - Canada, Germany
Black Peter - Morocco, Liberia, Mexico (In Netherlands,
and other countries, Black Pete is Santa's helper)
Bozic Bata Serbo-Croatian
Christ Child - Guatemala
Christkind (the Christ Child) - Austria, Belgium, Germany
Christkindli - Switzerland
De Kerstman - Belgium, The Netherlands
Ded moroz (Grandfather Frost) - Russia
Deda Mraz - Yugoslavia
Diado Coleda - Bulgaria
Dun Che Lao Ren (Christmas Old Man) - China
El Niño Jesus (the infant Jesus) - Costa Rica, Colombia,
Mexico, Portugal
Father Christmas - England, Switzerland, Australia, New
Zealand
Gaghant Baba - Armenia
Ganesha - India
Gwiazdor - Poland
Hagios Nikolaos - Greece
Hoteiosho -Japan
Ilwyd - Wales
Jizo - Japan
Jolasveinn-Iceland
Julebukk - Norway
Julemand/Julemanden (Christmas Man) - Denmark
Julenisse (Julinisse, Julenissen) - Denmark, Norway
Julgubben - Finland
Jultomten (who is a gnome) - Sweden
Joulupukki - Finland
Jouluvana - Estonia
Kaledu Senelis - Lithuania
Kanakaloka - Hawaii
Karácsony Apó - Hungary
Korvatunturl - Lapland
Kriss Kringle - Germany
La Befana (A female figure, riding a broom) - Italy,
Palestine
Niklo - Austria
Noel - Belgium
Old Man Christmas -Finland, Chile
Pai Natal/Pia Natal - Portugal
Pelznickel - Germany
Pere Noel, le Petit Noel - France, Belgium, Austria
Papai Noel (Papa Noel) - Brazil, Spain, Peru
På Norsk - Norway
Santa/Santa Claus/Santa Clause - USA, Puerto Rico, United
Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Costa Rica, Denmark, The
Netherlands, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland
Santa Klausam - Latvia
Santa Kurohsu - Japan
Santa no ojisan (Uncle Santa) - Japan
Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick - Victorian Times USA, Belgium
and, Germany, Poland, Austria, Russia, Canada, Switzerland, The
Netherlands
Santy - Ireland
Sankt Nikolaus - Germany
Shengdan Laoren - China
Sing dan lo ian - Hong Kong
Sint Klaas -The first pioneers (from The Netherlands) to
USA
Sinter Claus -The first pioneers (from Germany) to USA
Sinter Klaas/Sinter Klass - The Netherlands
Sion Corn - Wales
Star Man and Wise Men -Poland
Svaty Mikalas - Czechoslovakia
Swiety Mikolaj - Poland
Télapó - Hungary
Three Kings - Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico
Tomten - Sweden
Viejo Pascuero (Old Man Christmas) - Chile
Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man) - Germany
Vovo Indo - Brazil
Ziemmassve'tku veci'tis - Latvia |