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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Fritz,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By way of an aside I'd just like to add that Father
Christmas and Santa Claus actually have different origins:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Father Christmas is said to be derived from an
Odin/Woden figure - riding a horse through the sky, punishing the wicked,
rewarding the good</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Santa Claus is more St. Nicholas - the
donkey-riding saint from Asia Minor, giving presents to the poor and worthy in
secret.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Back to your question, in the Czech Republic,
Svaty Mikulas (this is the same character as St Nick) also comes on the
6th December, dressed as a bishop I think, with an angel and devil.
'Jezisek' - if you like 'Little Jesus' brings presents on 24th Dec.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the red and white clothes of Santa Claus -
apparently that's the fault of a Coca-Cola ad some time in the past. Father
Christmas would have worn 'natural' colours originally. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Merry Christmas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nick Miller </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS Brits call
him both </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Lexicog] Santa Claus and Father
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yesterday I drove
around Bamako/Mali together with a British colleague. We got a kick out of
watching <ST1><ST1>Malian street</ST1></ST1> vendors selling inflatable Santa
Clauses (Father Christmases) at red lights. To my surprise I learnt from my
British colleague that the Brits call Santa Claus by the name Father Christmas
while in German these are two different characters. In <ST1>Germany</ST1>
<ST1>St.</ST1> Nikolaus comes on the 6<SUP>th</SUP> of December, and the
Weihnachtsmann (Santa, Father Christmas) comes on Christmas
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What tradition do
you have in your language/country and how do you refer to Santa/Father
Christmas as one or two different persons?<O></O></SPAN></FONT></P>
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