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Ded Moroz. Ded Moroz, [ a] or Morozko ( Russian: Морозко, romanized : Morozko ), is a legendary figure similar to Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology. The tradition of Ded Moroz is mostly spread in East Slavic countries and is a significant part of Russian culture.
Father Christmas. Father Christmas is the traditional English name for the personification of Christmas. Although now known as a Christmas gift-bringer, and typically considered to be synonymous with Santa Claus, he was originally part of a much older and unrelated English folkloric tradition.
The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive from Saint Nicholas. "Santa Claus" is itself derived in part from the Dutch Sinterklaas, the saint's name in that language. However, the gift giving associated with these descendant figures has come to be associated with Christmas Day rather than Saint Nicholas Day itself ...
Santa's workshop. In Christmas folklore and legends, Santa's Workshop is the workshop where Santa Claus and his elves live and make the toys and presents given out at Christmas. The exact location of Santa's workshop varies depending upon local culture, however it is generally believed to be somewhere around or on the North Pole.
Today, Mrs. Claus is commonly seen in cartoons, on greeting cards, in knick-knacks such as Christmas tree ornaments, dolls, and salt and pepper shakers, in storybooks, in seasonal school plays and pageants, in parades, in a department store "Santa Lands" as a character adjacent to the throned Santa Claus, in television programs, and live-action ...
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town: 1970 The Year Without a Santa Claus: 1974 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July: 1979 The Happy Elf: 2005 A Miser Brothers' Christmas: 2008 Jan Rubeš: One Magic Christmas: 1985 Kurt Russell: The Christmas Chronicles: 2018 The Christmas Chronicles 2: 2020 Will Sasso: Finding Mrs. Claus: 2002 TV-Movie Douglas ...
Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence , the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town ( New Amsterdam ), reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past. [ 53 ]
A nisse ( Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə] ), tomte ( Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ] ), tomtenisse, or tonttu ( Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and ...