Xiaonan got up today to find socks. Last night, the old man with "white beard and red hat" fell from the sky and stuffed it into it with gold bars... No, wake up! Without gold bars,
"White beard and red hat" was also painted as him...
Well, Lei Bao Xu Jinjiang Benjiang of "Nine-rank Sesame Official"... I don't know why it became like this this year~
In fact, there are many different Santa Claus in all parts of the world! ! ! They have different outfits, even their personalities... Feel the following...
British
British
The traditional British Santa's appearance is like most Christmas stories, and she is a kind and kind old man. However, some Santa Claus in the UK are green!
green!
He is wearing a green hood! He also wears a garland made of holly or ivy and holds a scepter in his hand. This is called father Christmas.
Of course, there is also such a thing... They are really Santa Claus!
French
In France, Santa Claus also has his own dress code. Unlike the short red jackets in American movies, French Santa Claus likes to wear long and elegant red Christmas cloaks.
In short, French is the long one...
Children will leave their little shoes by the fireplace, and Santa will stuff them on Christmas Eve. According to French tradition, Santa Claus also has a bad temper named Père Fouettard, commonly known as "spanking grandpa". It is said that the child with the worst performance throughout the year was repaired by him... We don't know which clever he chose this year.
Russia and Ukraine
In these two places, Santa Claus is actually composed of two people, Frost Father and Snow Girl.
Ded Moroz is a character in Slavic mythology, usually described as a wizard or a demon. In traditional stories, he would punish naughty children by kidnapping, but over the years the dark part of his personality has slowly been softened. Frost has this red version...
and this blue version...it's also cool! ! !
And every New Year's Eve, he will bring his little friend Snow Girl to give gifts to the children in Russia and Ukraine (also a limited area). In Crimea, the "Frost Grandfather" festival is held every year. All kinds of people walk on the streets wearing the clothes of Frost Father and Snow Girl. The scene is also very spectacular...
Swedish
Sweden Santa Claus is a bit strange. His name is Tomte, which comes from the Swedish tomt, which is translated as "land". It is a creature based on Swedish folk legends. It is a dwarf-like Christmas elf...the ability is similar to the land god, blessing the farmhouse.
At the beginning, he was associated with the devil, but the evolution has been confusing with Santa Claus. Every Christmas, an adult family member would dress up like Tomte, wear a mask, and ask with a gift, "Are there any good kids here?" emmmm..... I always feel that something strange is....
Norwegian
Norwegian Santa Claus has a similar origin to Sweden. In traditional stories, they are barn demons and the spiritual guardians of the farm. It's similar to the Standard Edition of Santa Claus. Santa Claus from Norway comes from the North Pole and likes to send gifts to children, but they always wear gray clothes and their beards are also gray, just like a very simple country man!
is also very festive...
Netherlands
Netherlands Santa Claus special! Don't! magnificent! Korea! He was like a great hero, not riding a deer, but riding a white horse, wearing a red bishop-like hat and holding a scepter covered with jewelry in his hand.
is like this... Is it so handsome?...
He is responsible for knocking on the door and giving gifts to the children, while his friend Grumpus can repair the naughty children. In cultures of all countries, Santa Claus will have a follower who teaches disobedient children a lesson. Hahaha
Switzerland , Austrian , Germany
In Switzerland, Austria and Germany, Santa Claus is a woman~~ She is called the "Children of Jesus" or "Son of Jesus", and is a kind gift giver.
Every year, German Nuremberg will select a girl to play the role of "Jesus Infant" in the Christmas market, and then people will celebrate together.
Spanish
In Spain, Santa Claus is not one person but three people. They are collectively called the "Three Kings of the East", named Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar respectively.
The Spanish Christmas will last until January 6th, which is the day when the legendary Three Kings find the baby Jesus. Before this, children from Spain, Mexico and other Hispanic countries would write letters to the Three Kings, begging them to give their own gifts.
Children will put their shoes in a conspicuous place on January 5th, with candies prepared for the Three Kings and hay prepared for the camels. The next day these things will become gifts.
Finland
When we arrived in Finland, Santa Claus was not a human... but a Yule goat... like this...
And before the Santa Claus stories all over the world were unified, the Finnish people were bullied by it? It has nothing to do with giving gifts. This goat will knock on the door and ask for the gifts they received on Christmas and the leftover meals they had...
But now, with Santa's "global unification", Yule goat can only sit on the sled pulled by a reindeer, asking "who has a good child" while sending gifts. I think it has learned the principle of "giving happier than getting it".
Catalonia
Then we will talk about Catalonia in northeastern Spain. The "Santa" here is really incredible... First of all, he, no, it looks like this...
It's called Tió de Nadal is a piece of logging wood with a smile that can excrete gifts... Children in this area will put it under the Christmas tree before Christmas, feed it nuts and dried fruits, and cover it with a blanket to keep it warm. On Christmas Eve, these children will sing and beat it hard with sticks... Wait until the next day, this "Santa Claus" named Tió will pull out many gifts... Okay... I stare...
I stare again......
I stare......
Iceland 3 Santa Claus in Iceland is 13 elves, they love to tease children. Every elves have different pranks. Some will kidnap people, and some will steal things... Wait until 13 days before Christmas, children will put their shoes on the windowsill and beg for any of the 13 elves to plead for mercy. Similarly, children with poor performance will only receive rotten potatoes. Italian And before the spread of Santa Claus in the red suit spread, the image of Christmas in Italy was always a kind witch riding a broom, named La Befana! Since the eighth century, she has existed in Italian legends and gave gifts to good children. La Befana's story also has a connection with the Three Kings of Spain. When the third king passed by La Befana's house on the way to visit the Holy Infant of Jesus, she gave the San Wang a shelter, so the three kings invited her to visit the Holy Infant of Jesus. La Although Befana refused at the moment, she quickly changed her mind and rode a broom to chase the three magicians. But the tragic thing is that she is a roadblock and has never found the place where Jesus is born Bethlehem . Now on January 5 every year, she will fly over Italy to leave candies and toys for the good children. American This Santa Claus is very "strong". With his own strength, it standardized the global Santa Claus system, giving Santa Claus a standardized template - a red suit, a red hat, a white beard, a happy laugh forever, and a full of gifts. But for most people, no matter where Santa originates, what language is spoken, what color of clothes she wears, what looks like, you can give gifts and be able to pee with everyone, that is a good Santa Claus! China Netizens hope that there are also "white beard and red hat" elderly people in China. Some people say that there should be seven people, and there is a gourd on their heads... Are you going to take all those demons? No matter how kidding, it’s almost New Year’s Day and the Spring Festival we look forward to the most is actually them: What is your "white beard and red hat" old man ? I wish you all a happy one!
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