The German name for Santa Claus is der Weihnachtsman. Unlike the UK and US, he is not connected to Saint Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated in Germany on 6 December.
Der Weihnachtsmann came about in Germany through exposure to foreign culture, mainly the UK and US. Traditionally presents are brought on Christmas Eve by the Christkind (Christ Child)
Weihnachtsmann, which translates to "Christmas man".
Santa Claus is der Weihnachtsmann. St.Nick would be Nikolaus.
Father Christmas = Der Weihnachtsmann
Weihnachtsbaum
Weihnachtsmann.
Saint nicholas
"Santa" is a form of the word "Saint", and Santa Claus comes from the German "Sankt Niklaus" or St. Nicolaus. Santa is often called "Good Saint Nick". Other names are "Father Christmas" (Common in Europe) and Kris Kringle.
Nicholas. Claus is a German nickname for Nicholas. They called him Santa Claus while in English he was properly called Saint Nicholas. The Americans adopted the German nickname for him. The English called him "Father Christmas".
Der Weihnachtsmann.
"Santa" is a form of the word "Saint", and Santa Claus comes from the German "Sankt Niklaus" or St. Nicolaus. Santa is often called "Good Saint Nick". Other names are "Father Christmas" (common in Europe) and Kris Kringle.
Santa, or Santa Claus
In Finland, Santa is sometimes called that.
santa
santa
They are the same person, "Santa" is a nickname (no pun intended). It comes from the German "Santa Claus" where Claus is a nickname for Nicholas.
what is santa called in south america
Santa is often called that in Finland.
Chimney!