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Grotto at Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough, England Santa's Workshop at Dayton's Department Store in Minneapolis. The world's first Christmas grotto was in Lewis's Bon Marche department store in Liverpool, England. [5] The grotto was opened in 1879, entitled "Christmas Fairyland." [5] The idea then took hold in the rest of the UK. [6]
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.
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Santa has also come to visit in a homemade grotto, along with reindeers from the North Pole [BBC] A Christmas elf has been creating daily mischief videos at a school in a bid to bring festive ...
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The first retail Christmas Grotto was set up in JR Robert's store in Stratford, London in December 1888, [73] and shopping arenas for children—often called 'Christmas Bazaars'—spread rapidly during the 1890s and 1900s, helping to assimilate Father Christmas/Santa Claus into society.
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