Gift Givers

World Gift Givers 

Although Santa Claus/Father Christmas is the best known Christmas gift bringer, there are many different present givers in different countries around the world. Santa's also called different things in different countries! Here are some of them!

 Afghanistan: Baba Chaghaloo

 Albania: Babadimri

 Armenia: Gaghant Baba / Kaghand Papa (Father Christmas or Father New Year)

 Austria: Christkind (a little angel like person)

 Azerbaijan: Şaxta baba (Grandfather Frost)

 Belgium: Sinterklaas/St. Niklaas (Flemish) or Saint Nicholas (Walloon) & Père Noël (Father Christmas)

 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Djeda Mraz (Grandfather Frost)

 Brazil: Papai Noel (Father Christmas) & Bom Velhinho (Good Old Man)

 Bulgaria: Дядо Коледа / Dyado Koleda (Grandfather Christmas)

 Chile: Viejito Pascuero (Christmas old man)

 China: Sheng dan lao ren (Traditional: 聖誕老人, Simplified: 圣诞老人; means Old Christmas Man)

 Colombia: Niño Dios (Baby Jesus)

 Costa Rica: Niño dios (Child God, meaning Jesus) & Colacho (another name for St. Nicholas)

 Croatia: Djed Božičnjak (Grandfather Christmas)

 Czech Republic: Svatý Mikuláš (St. Nicholas) and Ježíšek (the Christ child)

 Denmark: Julemanden (Christmas Man)

 Ecuador: Papa Noel

 Egypt: Baba Noël

 Estonia: Jõuluvana (Yule Elder)

 Ethiopia: Amharic: Yágena Abãt (Christmas Father)

 Finland: Santa Claus (well he does live in Lapland in Finland!) or Joulupukki

 France: Père Noël (Father Christmas)

 Georgia: თოვლის ბაბუა, თოვლის პაპა / Tovlis Babua, Tovlis Papa (Snow Grandfather)

 Germany: Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man) & Christkind (a little angel like person)

 Greece: Aghios Vassilis / Άγιος Βασίλης (Saint Basil)

 Haiti: Tonton Nwèl

 Holland/Netherlands: Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas) & Kerstman (Christmas Man)

 Hungary: Mikulás (Nicholas) / Télapó (Old Man Winter) & Jézuska (the Christ child)

 Iceland: Jólasveinn (Yule Man) & Jólasveinarnir (The Yule Lads)

 India: Hindi: Christmas Baba, Urdu: Baba Christmas (Father Christmas), Telugu: Thatha (Christmas old man), Tamil: Christmas Thaathaa, Marathi: Natal Bua (Christmas Elder Man)

 Indonesia: Sinterklas

 Iran: Baba Noel

 Iraq: Baba Noel / Vader Kersfees

 Ireland: San Nioclás' (Saint Nicholas) & Daidí na Nollag (Father Christmas)

 Italy: Babbo Natale (Santa Claus) or La Befana (an old woman) or The THree Kings (parts of northern Italy)

 Japan: サンタさん、サンタクロース santa-san (Mr Santa) & Hoteiosho (A Japanese god of good fortune - not really related to Christmas)

 Latvia: Ziemassvētku vecītis (Christmas old man)

 Lithuania: Senis Šaltis (Old Man Frost) & Kalėdų Senelis (Christmas Grandfather)

 Lebanon: Baba Noël

 Macedonia: Дедо Мраз / Dedo Mraz

 Malta: San Niklaw (St. Nicholas)

 Mexico: El Niñito Dios (baby Jesus), Los Reyes Magos (The Three Wise Men) & Santo Clós (Santa Claus)

 Mongolia: Uvliin Uvuu or Uvliin Uvgun (Winter Grandpa or Winter Old Man)

 Norway: Julenissen (Santa Claus) or 'Nisse' (Small Gnomes)

 Pakistan: Christmas Baba

 Peru: Papá Noel

 Philippines: Santa Klaus

 Poland: Swiety Mikolaj (St. Nicholas)

 Portugal: Pai Natal (Father Christmas)

 Puerto Rico: The Three Kings / Magi

 Romania: Sfantul Nicolae (St Nicholas), Moş Nicolae (Old Man Nicholas), Moş Crăciun (Old Man Christmas), Moş Gerilă (Old Man Frost)

 Russia: Дед Мороз / Ded Morez (Grandfather Frost) / Dedoushka (Grandfather in Russian) or Babushka (an old woman - although this is 'western' than actually Russian!)

 Serbia: Дедa Мрaз / Deda Mraz (Grandfather Frost), Божић Бата / Božić Bata (Christmas Brother)

 Slovakia: Svätý Mikuláš (Saint Nicholas) / Ježíško (the Christ child)

 Slovenia: Sveti Miklavž or Sveti Nikolaj (Saint Nicholas) / Božiček or Dedek Mraz (Grandfather Winter); Božiček on December 24 and Dedek Mraz on December 31!

 South Africa: Sinterklaas (St Nicholas) / Kersvader (Father Christmas)

 South Korea: 산타 클로스 (santa kullosu), 산타 할아버지 (Santa Grandfather)

 Spain: Los tres Reyes Mages (The Three Magic King / Magi) & Papá Noel (Father Christmas); in Catalonia the gift bringer is Tió de Nadal, a Christmas log with a face on it!; In the Basque country, the gift bringer is Olentzero, a big man who wears a beret and smokes a pipe.

 Sri Lanka: Naththal Seeya

 Sweden: Jultomten (Santa) & Nissar / Tomte (Christmas Gnomes/Elves)

 Switzerland: Samichlaus (St. Nicholas) or the baby Jesus or Befana (South Switzerland) or the Three Kings

 Syria: Baba Noël

 Turkey: Noel Baba (Father Christmas)

 Ukraine: Svyatyy Mykolay (St. Nicholas) & Дід Мороз / Did Moroz

 United Kingdom: Father Christmas (inter-changeable with Santa Claus), Wales: Siôn Corn (Chimney John)

 USA: Santa Claus, Hawaii: Kanakaloka

 Uzbekistan: Qor bobo (Grandfather Snow - more related to New Year's Eve than Christmas)

 Venezuela: San Nicolás (St. Nicholas) & Niño Jesús (Baby Jesus)

 Vietnam: Ông già Noel (Christmas old man)

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