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"Santa Christians" from Burundi. In African Catholic Santa Claus lives on Mount Kilimanjaro, as it is the only mountain in Africa, on top of which is permanent snow.





Here is the Santa Claus in Hawaii.



Dutch Sinderkalas wears coat and white boots. Before the New Year, he arrives in Amsterdam on the ship, but he does not give gifts. To this end, it has suites - the Moors in the lush turbans.



Belarusian Dzed marozi.



Babbo Natale. Like our Santa Claus. This favorite Italian character with its historical roots date back to St. Nicholas. Babbo Natale has long lived in the North Pole, and later bought a great house in the north of Finland - Lapland.



Pere Noel. Winter Christmas folklore character straight out of France. Traditionally, Pere Noel, came to the house on a donkey in wooden shoes and gift baskets, penetrates through the chimney into the house, laying gifts in shoes left before the fire.



Sinterklaas, or Sinterklaas - Nicholas, the Netherlands and Belgium. Children and adults also celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 5, although a national holiday it is not considered.



Daidi on Nollaig - Irish counterpart of Santa Claus. Ireland - a country of religious and highly values ​​its good old tradition. That is why the New Year in Ireland will be imbued with mysticism and uniqueness.



Actually, the Grandfather Frost.



anta Claus - the most famous partner Santa Claus. Gray hair, neat beard and mustache. Red jacket, pants and hat, cap. Dark leather belt clings thick belly. In fact it is the elf-swinger. Mostly on his nose glasses, and mouth - fuming tube (in recent years trying not to "press" on this element of the image).



In Sweden, two of Santa Claus: stooped old man with gnarled nose Yultomten and dwarf Yulnissaar. And he and the other for the New Year go home and leave gifts on the window sills.



Many peoples of Russia there is a similar figure in his name Karel Pakkaine (Frost), and he is young.



Yamal Iri. In Mongolia, Santa Claus is like a shepherd. He is dressed in a shaggy coat and a large fox hat. On the side of his snuffbox, flint and steel, and in his hands - a long whip.



Ehee Dyl or Chiskhan - Yakutsk Santa Claus.



the New Year's character is apparently "got" better than any other New Year's colleagues. Judge for yourself: his wife Kyhyn Khotun knows winter time; three daughters Saaschaana, Sayyyna Kyhyyney and distribute among themselves the spring, summer and autumn duties. What does he Ehee Dyl, is not entirely clear.



In China, the name Santa Claus is simple and easy: Dun Che Lao Ren Shan or Tribute Laozhen. Despite the exotic name, the habits of the Chinese grandfather of the famous Santa Claus does not differ.



In Finland Yollopukki lives. He has a wife Maria. Yollopukki wears a long coat and prevents the appearance of his bell.
In the photo on the right Yollopukki with his Hungarian counterpart.



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