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What do the Germans call santa?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Santa Claus is called Weihnachtsmann in German. In more religious families the Christkind (christ child) is coming instead. Sometimes the Christkind is depicted as a little angelic child (with wings) that is assisting the Weihnachtsmann.

We also have the Nikolaus (St. Nick), also called Knecht Ruprecht, who will leave a small gift and sweets in your shoes the night from the 5th to the 6th of December but only if you've been a good child and cleaned your shoes.

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14y ago

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