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 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject: The Jolly Fat Man |
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So many names, so much confusion but which one is the best?
Out of interest, here's what he's called in non- English speaking countries:
Albania - "Babadimri"
Austria - "Weihnachtsmann" or "Nikolaus"
Armenia - "Gaghant Baba"
Brazil - "Papai Noel"
Bulgaria - "Dyado Koleda"
Chile - "Viejito Pascuero"
China - "Shengdan laoren" (Traditional Chinese: 聖誕老人, Simplified Chinese: 圣诞老人, Cantonese: Sing Dan Lo Yan, literally "Christmas Old Man")
Cornish - "Tas Nadelik"
Czech Republic - "Ježíšek"
Denmark - "Julemanden"
Ecuador - "Papa Noel"
Egypt - "Papa Noël"
Finland - "Joulupukki"
France and French Canada - "le Pčre Noël"
Germany - "Weihnachtsmann" or "Nikolaus"
Greece - "Άγιος Βασίλης-Άyos Vasílis"
Hungary - "Mikulás" or "Télapó" ("Winter Father")
Iran - "Baba Noel"
Iceland - "Jólasveinninn"
Ireland - "Daidí na Nollag"
Italy - "Babbo Natale"
Japan - "サンタクロース" (romanize:"Santakurosu")
Latvia - "Ziemassvētku vecītis"
Lebanon - "Baba Noël"
Lithuania - "Kalėdų Senelis"
Macedonia - "Dedo Mraz"
Malta - "San Niklaw" or "Christmas Father" or "Santa Klaws"
Mexico - "El Nińito Dios" ("Child God", meaning Jesus)
Netherlands - "Kerstman" now Gelderland and Overijssel
Norway - "Julenissen"
Poland - "Święty Mikołaj"
Portugal - "Pai Natal"
Romania - "Moş Crăciun"
Russia - "Ded Moroz"
Sápmi - "Juovlastállu"
Sardinia - "Babbu Nadale"
Scottish Highlands - "Daidaín na Nollaig"
Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - "Božić Bata"
Sri Lanka - "Naththal Seeya"
South Africa - "Vader Kersfees" or "Kersvader"
Spain and some of Spanish-speaking Latin America - "Papá Noel" ("Daddy or Father Christmas") or "San Nicolás" or "Santa Claus"
Slovakia - "Ježiško"
Slovenia - "Božiček"
Sweden - "Jultomten"
Switzerland - "Samichlaus"
Turkey - "Noel Baba"
Wales - "Sion Corn"
Ded Moroz (eastern Slavs)
Sancte Claus, Sinnter Klaus, Sankt Niklaus (Dutch and German areas)
Saint Basil (in Greek tradition)
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ecuador - "Papa Noel"
Egypt - "Papa Noël"
Spain and some of Spanish-speaking Latin America - "Papá Noel" ("Daddy or Father Christmas")
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So why isn't this thread called 'Who's your daddy' ?
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Gotta love the German - it literally means ChristmasMan! Makes him sound like a superhero, look here comes Christmas Man to save the day!
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Lol. Got to agree with Rach there about the German one!
I call him mostly Santa and Father Christmas.
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Santa Claus but I leave out the claus bit coz it sounds better
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Australia - Santypants. That is a lie. I made it up for the hell of it.   |
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[other]
Fat-man-that-gave-presents-to-people-but-turned-into-goo-because-he-was-travailing-so-fast-to-deliver-the-presents-on-time.
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