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For example, in Washington Irving's History of New York (1809), Sinterklaas was Anglicized into "Santa Claus" (a name first used in the U.S. press in 1773) [25] but lost his bishop's apparel, and was at first pictured as a thick-bellied Dutch sailor with a pipe in a green winter coat.
Modern dictionaries consider the terms Father Christmas and Santa Claus to be synonymous. [98] [99] The respective characters are now to all intents and purposes indistinguishable, although some people are still said to prefer the term 'Father Christmas' over 'Santa Claus', nearly 150 years after Santa Claus's arrival in England. [1]
Richard Stonehouse/ Getty Images. In the UK, you're likely to hear "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas," and "Father Christmas" instead of "Santa Claus.". Even more confusing for people ...
Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. This would make Santa ...
While some do refer to old Saint Nick as Santa Claus in the UK, it is widely accepted that Father Christmas is his more traditionally British name. "Santa Claus" is seen as an Americanism, and The ...
Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
Long before he became Santa Claus, St. Nicholas was born in a Greek village in 270 A.D., as Quartz reported. That means he's a whopping 1,752 years old now! That means he's a whopping 1,752 years ...
This policy allows for the free exchange of information, and for truth about Santa Claus to be presented. One must always present the truth as best one can. Although "truth" is a tricky concept, it is not when it comes to Santa Claus. Besides the fact that the myth is traceable, and every adult is told at some point that it has always been ...