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By Adrian

Ông già Noel is the Santa for Vietnam Christmas there is the biggest event of their country because it is a religious holiday

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2.Saint Nicholas

3.Krampus

4.hot chocolate and mandarin oranges to personalized notes, candy, and coins

5.A boot in front of the fireplace

6.outside the front door

7.a shoe filled with hay and a carrot

8.patron saint of children, sailors, merchants, thieves, and pawnbrokers

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1. Semena Santa

2. No Counter Part

3. Gives NAughty Kida Coal

4. Under the tree

5. Biscuits and Juice

6. This Santa travels with a group of friends

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Alexzandria Yuen)

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Alexzandria Yuen)

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In Argentina the Saint that they know is known as Papa Noel. Papa Noël leaves treats in the slippers or shoes of the children. For the bad children he leaves fossil fuel predates. The children leave water and hay for Papa Noels horses and their shores out for Papa Noël. Instead of a sleigh Papa Noël travels in a small boat pulled by a team of Alligators.

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1. joulupukki

2. Gifts

3. Bag of coal

4. Under Christmas tree

5. Nothing, he’s too busy

6. pulkka

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Morocco

(Bethany)

Saint Nicholas and his companion, Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) but recently known as Sooty Piet.

He celebrates the special day with a parade for the kids.

His helper used to punish kids, but that tradition stopped in the 1960s.

The children go to the Town Hall and he gives out presents from there.

The children don't leave anything for him, but in rare cases, cookies.

An interesting fact is that there has been a lot of controversy on his helper. Sooty Peit (Zwarte Peit)has rasict traditions like blackface, so many people in Morocco have changed the way they celebrate.

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Hungary Jeremiah Tome

Mikulas

Gifts

Coal and no sweets

Tasty treats

Sleigh with reindeers

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By Alejandro Barrera

In Poland, they celebrate Mikołajki, or Saint Nicholas Day in English. On the 6th of December, Saint Nicholas comes with presents for the children in Poland.

This holiday honors Saint Nicholas who was a 4th century Bishop of Myra in Lycia, which is in modern day Turkey. This saint was known for his secret gift giving, which is why he is often associated with Santa Claus.

As Mikołajki approaches, Polish children will write letters to Saint Nicholas where they tell him about their good behavior and the gifts they wish to receive. Traditionally, Saint Nicholas arrived bringing fruit such as apples and oranges. He would ask the children to recite their catechism and reward them with chocolate, heart-shaped gingerbread cookies. In bakeries around Poland, you will find pierniczki or gingerbread cookies that are cut out in a Saint Nicholas shape and decorated with white frosting. Naughty children however, usually receive a little twig.

Gifts are usually hidden under pillows or inside of shoes. The night before, children often clean their shoes so they are ready to relieve gifts. This is similar to the Western traidition of leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas then arrives dressed as a bishop in bright clothing carrying a shepherds staff. It is said he arrives from heaven with an angel helper and travels by foot, horse, or in a sleigh pulled by a while horse as he visits each home. The next day in school on December 6th, there is often a small gift exchange that takes place between students!

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There is not a counter part to australias santa. Typically children receive candy toys fruit and money. In australia santa leaves gifts under a tree and in stockings. Kids leave cookies and milk for santa and sometimes even cold beer. Santa uses reindeer to pull his sleigh, he wears shorts and a cooler version of his suit.

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In early December, children write a 'Carta al Nino Dios' (letter to baby jesus) asking for what they would like. The letter is placed in a pesebre. Ninos Dios would give the good children what they asked for in the letter. When it comes to the bad children, he won't give them what they asked for. Ninos Dios leaves the gifts at there homes. The main Christmas meal is eaten on christmas eve night and its called 'Cena de Navidad'. The dishes often include 'lechona' (pork stuffed with rice and peas), ham, turkey or chicken soup called 'Ajiaco Bogotano'. A very popular Christmas dessert is 'Natilla' which is a set custard.

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2) Christkind

3) there is no counterpart for Christkind

4) Christkind gives hope, warmth and joy to children and the less fortunate .

5) delivers punishment and justice to naughty children during holidays. haunts kids dreams.

6) christmas gifts are delivered under the tree.

7) some children write letters to the Christkind, which they decorate with sugar and then leave on a windowsill.

8) christkind wears a long white golden dress with golden crown.

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Santa-Kurosu Is the good Santa in japan. The Legend of the Namahage is the counterpart of Santa Claus.

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Santa-Kurosu modest clothing to a rice plant to the entire collected woes of the world to the good kids.The Legend of the Namahage The only way to appease them and send them on their merry way is by giving them mochi. Children burst into tears as the demons snatch them up, warning them not to be naughty or lazy. They do not place them under the Christmas tree, however, even though they can be found in the streets of Japanese cities as well as in Japanese homes. Instead, Santa Claus puts presents in socks. Christmas is considered a romantic holiday by the Japanese. Santa-san gets no particular treats, but if he's lucky he might get to sample some of the food and drink that the Japanese like to celebrate Christmas with – KFC and a special edition version of Pepsi that tastes of strawberry cake. Unlike in the U.S., in Japan the main event is Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day. Many Japanese celebrate Christmas by going on dates or holding informal Christmas parties. Chicken is the go to meat for most people, including some popular fried chicken offerings.

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Sheng dan Lao ren or old man Santa

Gives presents to good kids

kids leave him cookies n milk

He rides his “fire ball” across China

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Pére Fouettard and Pére Noël

Pére Noël leaves presents for the children if they’re good.

Pére Fouettard gives lumps of coal and beatings to naughty children.

Pére Noël leaves the presents in their shoes.

The children leave carrots and treats for Pére Noël’s donkey.

Pére Noël rides in a donkey instead of a reindeer.

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Ded Moroz/Albert

He gives present to good children in there house under the New Year tree

He gives bad kids a twig

They also leave milk and cookies

We walks with a long magic stick and rides around in a Troika

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Joltomten, is believed to protect houses and property in exchange for porridge. He also gives candy to children in exchange for porridge. For naughty kids, their houses are not protected. Joltomten rides on a yule goat,

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Catalonia| Laura G.                                Tio de Nadal

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Catalonia| Laura G.                                Tio de Nadal

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Tío de Nadal poops out and gives good kids sweets and candy.

Tío de Nadal leaves the bad kids a rotten potato in their shoe. Presents are put on the bottom of the log. Children do not leave any food out for Tío de Nadal. Tío de Nadal does not travel, since parents are in charge of it . A fun fact of tío de Nadal is that kids wait till Christmas/ Christmas Eve to see what Tío de Nadal will poop for them depending on their behavior.

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Krampus

The counter part is santa claus

Krampus give coal and kidnaps the children who are bad

Santa gives them presents if they are good

He leaves the presents under the christmas tree or stocking

The children leave their shoes out

He travels by being with santa on his sleigh

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la Befana

Befana Natale gives sweers

La Befana coal or dark candy ("carbone"), onions or garlic.

Befana Natale leaves the sweets under the tree

The kids leave food out for the spirit along with wine, (preferably red) for Babbo Natale

Babbo Natale rides in a magical flying sleigh pulled by reindeer.

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2)Los Reyes Magos: Melchor, Gasper, and Baltasar

3) Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

4) They bring gifts for Spanish children on the night of January 5.

5) Magos bring coal for the naughty children.

6) Children leave out their shoes where Los Reyes Magos can see them and the offerings are then replaced by presents.

7) Sweets or plates of food are left for Los Reyes Magos while hay is left for the camels.

8) These Santas ride on camels.

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Uk

Father Christmas

Santa clause

He would drop coins in stalking

Coal

In the stocking

Milk and cookies

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In Mexico, Día de Los Reyes (in Spain also known as Epiphany) is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men. This holiday represents the day the Three Wise Men gave gifts to Jesus Christ, this day also closes the Christmas festivities.

Before going to bed, the children place their old shoes with a wish list on top for the Three Kings. In the morning, the shoes are filled with toys and gifts from the Three Kings

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1.this Santa is from Ireland

2.his name is Santy

3.there is no counterpart

4.he gives presents to little children

5.they don’t have a counterpart

6.under the Christmas tree

7.It is traditional to leave a mince pie and a bottle / glass of Guinness for Santa

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1) Ethiopia
2) ‘Yágena Abãt' or Christmas father
3) I don’t think there is a counterpart
4) Usually a small gift of clothing
5) They celebrate Christmas on January 7th
6) The Ethiopian Christmas is known as Ganna.
7) They eat a plate called Dorowat.

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In Korea Santa Claus is called "Santa kullosu" and instead of the red,white and black belt Korean Santa wore red and blue and have a unique tradition called festive feasting and the most popular food that is served is called Christmas cake. They could have a Christmas tree we're they could put presents if they wished too

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Counterpart

1. He goes at night and delivers presents on christmas day.
2. Santa Claus
3. Krampus
4. Gets you anything you want
5.  Gets them coal or do bad things
6. Under their christmas tree
7. Hawaiin children

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1. The name of my santa is baba Noel.
2. Pere noel!
3. People belive that he walks into peoples homes through there windows, people leave soemthung called kahk for Père Noël
4. He gives the kids gifts in return for kahk.
5.he doesn’t give bad kids bad gifts he doesn’t want them to feel left out.
6. He leaves clothes and slippers by the fire place.
7.kids leave pere noel there shoes to be filled with money candy and gifts and they leave him kahk.
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Patara Plajı, Gelemiş, Kaş/Antalya, Turkey

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Patara, Turkey: Noel Baba (the original Santa Claus)

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Patara, Turkey: Noel Baba (the original Santa Claus)

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Turkey: Noel Baba
Saint Nicholas was born and died in Turkey, but most people there do not celebrate Christmas. He had a large inheritance which he would share with the poor by tossing bags of gold coins through a window. Once, he climbed through a chimney to deliver the gift because the window to the home was shut. He left it in a sock that was drying by the chimney, which is how the stocking tradition was born.