Holland has a St. Nicolas, which is called 'Sinterklaas' and visits Holland from Spain every year on December 5th and brings gifts for children, but also a man who drops by at Christmas, named 'Kerstman' (Christmas man).
Sinterklaas is a more popular tradition in Holland. And even in the olden days "Sinterklaas" was celebrated in England and other countries, later this changed into Santa Claus. Also, "Sinterklaas" has different sweets/candy and a huge parade every year. And instead of hanging a sock, Dutch people "zetten hun schoen" (place their shoes)
He is also called Santa Claus.
Santa Claus comes from the Dutch name Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas is celebrated on December the 5th in the Netherlands. Santa is called Kerstman (literally Christmasman) but the Dutch children don't believe in him because they already have Sinterklaas.
basically the same, as Claus or Claass is Germanic-Dutch form of Nicolas. There may be some tie-in between the wooden Dutch shoes- in Holland of course, and the Western use of (Stockings) both footwear in a sense, and both largely ceremonial, not actually used for day-to-day clothing.
In Holland they call santa Kerstman,Father christmas fathe kerst and st nicholas Sinterklaas.
in Netherlands he is called Kerstman
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Sinter Klass is the Holland name for Santa claus..................... i think
The country in which Santa Claus is called Sinterklaas is the Netherlands. In France Santa is called Pere Noel and in Brazil he is called Papai Noel.
No, the Netherlands don't have a Santa Claus. During Christmas there are no gifts under the tree. On the 5th of December Dutch people have a holiday called 'Sinterklaas' where a Santa Claus like man brings around gifts.
Sinterklaas (Santa Claus)
Santa Claus's workers are called elves.
Santa Claus of course.
In Estonian Santa Claus called Jõuluvana
He is still called Santa Claus there, in Alaska.
Santa, or Santa Claus
In the Netherlands (also incorrectly known as Holland), Santa Clause is called "the Christmasman" but it's a distant second in popularity compared to "Sinterklaas", of which Santa Claus is the Anglicised version and on which Santa Clause is based. Sinterklaas is a Dutch tradition celebrated between mid-november and the 5th of december, which is also partially the reason why "Santa Clause" is unpopular in the Netherlands, as many people have already spent a lot of money on presents for "Sinterklaas" instead.
There is a Santa Claus city in Indiana. There are also cities called Santa Claus in Georgia and Arizona.
cause santa sounds better