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A Japanese depiction of Santa Claus circa 1914.
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From the Dutch folk tale of Sinterklaas based on the historical figure Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Asia Minor.
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Santa Claus
- A modern mythological figure who traditionally is believed to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
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- Albanian: Baba Dimri sq(sq)
- Armenian: Ձմեռ Պապ (Jmer Pap), Կաղանդ Պապ (Kaġand Pap)
- Chinese: 聖誕老人, 圣诞老人 (Shèngdàn laǒ rén)
- Danish: sankt Nikolaus, julemanden
- Dutch: Kerstman m. (Christmas), Sinterklaas m. (5-6 December), Sint-Nicolaas m. (5-6 December)
- Esperanto: Sankta Nikolao, Avo Frosto
- Estonian: Jõuluvana et(et)
- Finnish: joulupukki fi(fi)
- French: Saint Nicolas fr(fr) m. (6 December), Père Noël fr(fr) m. (Christmas)
- Georgian: თოვლის ბაბუა ka(ka) (t'ovlis babua)
- German: Sankt Nikolaus m., Weihnachtsmann m., Christkind n. (Austria), Samichlaus m. (Switzerland)
- Greek: Άγιος Βασίλης el(el)
- Hawaiian: Kanakaloka
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