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<i>Caga Tiós</i> on display at the Santa Llúcia Christmas market in Barcelona in 2006. Credit - Greg Gladman—Flickr. C hristmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world ...
Long before he became Santa Claus, there were many legends around Saint Nicholas performing acts of kindness, like providing monetary assistance to a family so that they wouldn’t have to sell ...
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure [1] originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve.
In 2017, then-press officer of the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, Kate Reuterswärd told NPR that her family would leave a bowl of risgrynsgröt (rice porridge) outside their door. "The rice ...
There is also a Santa's Workshop amusement park in North Pole, New York. A 1946 theme park Holiday World & Splashin' Safari was known as [10] "Santa Claus Land" prior to 1984 and is in Santa Claus, Indiana. Another location for Santa's Workshop, (since 1960), can also be found in North Pole Colorado - better known as Cascade Colorado - year-round.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Legendary sleigh-pulling flying reindeer A parade float with a model of Santa's reindeer and sleigh in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, 2009 In traditional Western festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus ...
Santa has finished his epic journey around the world, having delivered almost eight million gifts. He stopped off at every home to drop 7,883,693,263 presents over the course of Christmas Eve.
The origins of the folk tale are unknown, but it is believed to have come from either Germany or Ukraine. [7] [8] [6] [9] In Germany, Poland, and Ukraine, finding a spider or a spider's web on a Christmas tree is considered good luck. [10]