Santa Claus

The name Santa Claus comes from the historical figure St Nicholas the gift giver. The original image of St Nicholas was in a bishop hat and robes it was not until the 19th century in America and Canada that you had him portrayed as a jolly plump white bearded man in a red coat. In the UK and Europe he is more commonly known as Father Christmas.

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Different stories say where he lives. In the US for instance they say that he lives in the North Pole but in Europe they say that he lives in Lapland which is in northern Finland. Wherever he lives both the stories say the same thing that he lives with Mrs Claus and loads of elves and his reindeer.

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Santa Claus