Santa Claus

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Santa Claus as he is typically shown in drawings and in popular culture.

Commonly associated with Christmas, Santa Claus is mostly shown as a fat and happy man wearing leather a red suit with white trim. According to the American version of the myth, Santa, as he is often known, lives in the North Pole with his wife, Mrs. Claus, some elves who build his toys, and reindeer who pull his sled. Father Christmas, the Nordic version of the myth, is said to reside in Lapland, Finland. He is also associated with bringing gifts to small children on Christmas by sliding down fireplace chimneys and Reindeer pulling.

It originally comes from Finland (Nordic countries) and then spread the tradition to the world. Santa is most likely created from St. Nicholas, who was also known as St. Nick. There are many popular culture items about Santa. Santa Claus is known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Santa, Santy, Kris Kringle, and many many other names^[1].

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Santa Claus lives in a small hill called Korvatunturi in Lapland, Finland in the Nordic myth. There is a theme park in Rovaniemi, which is near Korvatunturi, called Santa Claus Village.

In North American tradition (in the United States and Canada), Santa lives on the North Pole.

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