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By Felicia Bratu I don’t think that I was very aware of Christmas’ biblical meanings when I was a little girl. I only knew that it was the time of the year when I didn’t have to go to school, my mother prepared lots of delicious cookies and traditional holiday dishes, and I was able to decorate my Christmas tree. But, the most exciting thing about this holiday; was Santa Claus. In Romania, my native country (during the Communist years), we used to call him by the name Mos Gerila (or ‘Old Man Frost’ - the word ‘Christmas’ wasn’t very popular during that era) instead of Mos Craciun (Old Man Christmas) as it was traditionally. Even if his name differs from culture to culture – and
even from different periods of time to another, to everyone who
knows of him; he will always be the old man who brings gifts. In France, he is known as Père Noël. On Christmas Eve, children leave their shoes by the fireplace to be filled with gifts from Père Noël. In Italy, traditionally, there is no Santa Claus but a witch named La Befana who brings presents and sweets. Nowadays, most Italians believe in Santa Claus. He is called Babbo Natale in Italy. In Russia, Santa Claus is known as Father Frost (Ded Moroz). He is usually riding with an evergreen tree in a traditional Russian sleigh drawn by 3 horses. In parts of Germany, people believe that the Christ Child sends a messenger to bring gifts on Christmas Eve. The messenger’s name is Christkind and appears as an angel in a white robe and crown. There is also a character looking like Santa Claus, called Weihnachtsmann or Christmas Man, who also brings gifts. In Portugal, he is known as Pai Natal. Ecuadorians call him Santa Claus, but Papá Noel is more widely used. He is also known as Papá Noel in Argentina. In Hungarian he is called Mikulás (from St. Nikolaus). Santa Claus’ name in Polish is Swiety Mikolaj. In Greece, there is Agios Vassilios. He comes to visit on New Year’s Eve to bring presents. In Bosnian, it is Djed Mraz. Papa Noel is the Haitian Creole version of Santa Claus. In Brazil, Santa Claus is called Papai Noel, and because in December it is so warm in Brazil, he usually wears light-weight, silk clothing. In Lebanon, most Christians speak English or French as a second language, so they simply use “Santa Claus” or “Papa Noel”. However, since the letter "P" doesn't exist in the Lebanese alphabet, the written word became "Baba Noel". "Baba" means "Papa" in Lebanese.
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