The name of all Santa Clauses in the world. As Santa Claus is called in different countries of the world, pictures. Name in order! Names of Santa Claus in different countries
Santa Claus red nose
There is no such kid in Russia who does not know who he is - this Santa Claus. A grandfather with a staff, in a red fur coat, a red hat, with a long, bushy beard to the waist and a sack of gifts behind his back ... This image is familiar to almost everyone from childhood, from the time new Year's parties, when in a brightly decorated room under a fragrant Christmas tree hung with garlands, they recited all the New Year's poems to a white-bearded grandfather and his granddaughter Snegurochka. According to Slavic legends, Santa Claus lives with his granddaughter Snegurochka in a remote forest thicket, whole year deals with gifts and reads letters from children, and then for one New Year's Eve delivers the desired toys or sweets to all children. Now the official residence of Father Frost in Russia is Veliky Ustyug. This is where all letters with childhood dreams go. In Belarus, this is Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Belarusian Santa Claus, in addition, is not limited only to a red fur coat in his wardrobe - he has blue, white, and silver, etc., and he is also called Dzyad Maroz or Zyuzya.
St Nicholas
Along with Ded Moroz and Snegurochka in Ukraine there is another New Year character - Saint Nicholas. This is one of the incarnations of Nicholas the Wonderworker, the world famous saint. His holiday is celebrated on the night of December 18-19, and traditionally, children receive sweets under their pillows on this holiday. Harmful and disobedient kids in the morning get out from under the pillow ... willow rods. And once I was lucky to get such twigs instead of the coveted sweets ... It turned out that my mother was joking, but it was very insulting. Unlike Father Frost, Nikolai, according to legend, wore white clothes and a short beard, and came to the children at night through the window.
Saint Nicholas (Święty Mikołaj, aka Saint Nicholas this name was given to a New Year character in Poland and Belgium. In these countries, Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated from December 5 to 6. The saint delivers gifts to homes, and leaves them in boots or socks specially prepared by children). And the roots of this tradition lie deep in time.According to one of the legends, St. Nicholas went down into the house through the chimney, but dropped the bag with gifts, and they fell into the socks drying near the fire and boots soaked with snow.In these countries, Nicholas is dressed in white embroidered the gold mantle of a bishop (after all, he was a bishop for a very, very long time). And the gifts for him are carried by the servant Peter.
Santa Claus
Another equally popular New Year character is Santa Claus. He delivers and honors gifts in the United States of America, Canada and Australia. This chubby old man from the Coca-Cola commercial is known to everyone. He is distinguished from Santa Claus by his clothes: Santa Claus is not dressed in a fur coat, but in a short red jacket, as well as red pants. He has a red cap on his head, and permanent glasses on his nose. Santa Claus has a habit of laughing cheerfully ("Ho ho ho!") And saying "Marry Christmas Every One!" Australian Santa Claus is dressed in light shorts and a shirt (after all, it is very hot there on Christmas and New Years, it is summer in Australia). Santa rides across the sky on a sleigh with a retinue of elves and gifts, harnessed to reindeer... Santa Claus places gifts for children under the Christmas tree, as well as in socks helpfully hung over the fireplace. Santa enters the house through the chimney. He lives in Lapland, where a whole army of New Year elves and other magical creatures helps him to make gifts.
Pierre Noel (Per Noel)
This Santa Claus is French. Translated, his name means "Christmas father". They say that he drives up to every house on a donkey, and carries with him a wicker basket full of Christmas and new Year's gifts... Pierre Noel has an evil double - Pierre Fuetard, who instead of gifts presents children with rods, he carries a whole bunch of them with him. By the way, Pierre Noel puts gifts in boots and boots obligingly displayed in front of the fireplace, and enters the house through the chimney.
Youlupukki
This is none other than our good old friend, Santa Claus, In Finland he was nicknamed so strangely because this friendly old man drives around on a small cart, which is harnessed to a goat ... Translated from Finnish Joulupukki means "Christmas goat" ... This Santa Claus is dressed in a cone-shaped hat of red and red short fur coat... There are always gnome assistants next to him, and he himself looks like a gnome, just as short. He has a wife, Muori, with whom they have lived happily ever after for many hundreds (or maybe thousands?) Of years on Korvaptupturi Mountain. Joulupukki has a very good hearing, and knows everything that children want, even if it is said in a whisper.
This is the analogue of Santa Claus in Norway and Denmark. This is not one character, but a great many. Nisse are Norwegian brownies. Small, with tiny beards and red knitted caps. Those who come on New Year's holidays are called Christmas Nisse. Chief Nisse lives near Oslo, in the town of Drobak.
Grandfather Mikulas and Grandfather Hedgehogs
The first, Mikulas, delivers gifts to children from the Czech Republic, in his retinue there is an angel and an imp. The angel gives gifts and sweets to the children, and the imp gives the naughty kids coals and potatoes. And the second, Ezhishek, presents gifts to the young inhabitants of Slovakia. They are often confused, because Hedgehogs and Mikulas are actually very similar, because they are brothers.
Segatsu-san and Ojo-san
These two New Year characters are originally from Japan. The first of them, Segatsu-san (translated as Lord New Year), is the traditional Santa Claus in Japan. He is dressed in a bright blue kimono, and walks around Japan for a whole week, (as the Japanese themselves say - “ golden week») Looks into every house, but without gifts - the parents themselves give the gifts to the kids. For several decades, Segatsu-san has been competing with Ojo-san, dressed as an American Santa Claus and riding a reindeer sleigh.
Papa Noel
And, of course, everyone is interested in whether there is Santa Claus in Africa? There is. And his name is Papa Noel, like in some countries South America... Only there is very little information about him, he is the most secretive of all Santa Clauses and no one knows exactly what Papa Noel looks like. But his mission is the same as that of all other analogs "- to give children gifts and a festive mood.
What is also called Santa Claus
You now know that in almost all countries New Year is celebrated at different times and in different ways ... Therefore, we can assume that Santa Clauses are also different for everyone. The way it is. This cheerful old man is a real traveler: he is in a hurry to visit every child on earth. So where and what is it called?
Santa Claus(Treskun, Morozko, Studenets and Karachun) - lives in Belarus and Russia. At first glance, it seems that the old man is rather stern. The magician is dressed in a fur coat to the floor and a high hat. He is holding an ice staff and a bag of gifts.
Santa Claus - the only one in the world fabulous grandfatherwho has a wife - Winter. A mythical character is called Grandfather because he has a granddaughter - the Snow Maiden.
Santa Claus- pleases the children of America and Australia with gifts. An American Santa Claus is dressed in a short red jacket, red pants and high black boots. On his head he has a long cap with a pompom at the end. The old man moves through the air on reindeer and enters the house through the chimney. Australian Santa is almost the same, only instead of pants he has swimming trunks, and instead of deer - a scooter (it's just very hot in Australia).
Corbobo - Uzbek Grandfather Frost, traveling through Uzbek villages with his faithful companion Korgyz (Snow Maiden) on a donkey. He is dressed in a striped robe.
Youlupukki- lives in Finland. This name was given to this Santa Claus for a reason. Previously, he walked in a goat's skin and delivered gifts on a goat. This is where his name comes from, translated from the Finnish "youlu" - Christmas, "pukki" - goat.
Per Noel (Grandfather January) - Santa Claus from France. He wears wide-brimmed hat and always has a magic staff with him.
St Nicholas - a sacred symbol of the New Year in Belgium and Poland. It is believed that this is the very first Santa Claus, since it exists ancient legend: once the family that sheltered him from bad weather, he left in gratitude a slipper with golden apples. Saint Nicholas moves on a horse, and his faithful servant Black Peter always follows him, who carries a bag of gifts - for obedient children and rods - for rascals. Saint Nicholas is dressed in a miter and an episcopal mantle.
Babbo Natale- Italian Santa Claus. In addition to him, the kind sorceress Befana comes to the obedient children and gives gifts, and the ill-mannered kids get only a coal from her.
Uvlin Uvgun - reigns in Mongolia in winter. His eternal companions are Zazan Okhin (Snow Maiden) and Shina Zhila (boy New Year). Uvlin Uvgun is dressed in the clothes of a breeder, apparently because the New Year in Mongolia coincides with the day of cattle breeding.
Nisse - not really real grandfather Frost, because he is a dwarf, and in Norway, where he acts as Santa Claus, he is called a little brownie.
At first glance, these Santa Clauses are completely different. But still there is one similarity that unites them. Wizards should visit all the boys and girls on New Year's Eve to wish them a Happy New Year and give them long-awaited gifts. But the old people do it in different ways. Our Santa Claus puts a gift under the tree. The British and Irish find gifts in a sock, and the Mexicans in a boot. Père Noel in France throws gifts into the chimney, and Santa Claus in Spain on the balcony. Swedish Santa Claus puts gifts near the fireplace, and German Santa Claus puts gifts on the windowsill.
Hello friends! Happy New Year!
On the street now it is very easy to meet a good-natured wizard in a red or blue fur coat and with a snow-white beard. This is, of course, Santa Claus. Do they look the same everywhere? What are they, Santas of different countries? Santa Claus in different countries world names and photos present to your attention.
Santa Clauses around the world
In Russia
Ded Moroz, Frost Ivanovich, Ded-Cracker, Frost-Red Nose, Frost, Frost-voivode, Winter road. Clothes of Santa Claus - a long fur coat sewn with patterns, belted with a sash and trimmed with fur, high hat, mittens and felt boots. In his hands - an ice staff, on his shoulders - a bag of gifts. He walks or rides on a troika of white horses with bells.
In Finland
Youlupukki. Youlu means Christmas and pukki means goat. In ancient times, gifts were carried home by mummers dressed in goat fur coats. Finnish Santa Claus also wore a goat fur coat, and delivered gifts on a goat. Now Joulupukki is wearing a red jacket, pants and a cap. He lives with his little gnome helpers on the Korvatunturi mountain, which means “ear-mountain”. This magical mountain hears everything children say or even think. At Christmas, Santa Claus goes from house to house, treats obedient children and punishes the disobedient. For this purpose, he always carries a rod with him. In the house of Joulupukki there are many books, from which he learns who is in front of him - a mischievous person, a prankster or a quiet one.
In Sweden
The humpbacked old man Yolotomten and the dwarf Yulnissar. They leave their gifts on the windowsill or near a warm stove.
Ülemanden and Yulenisse. Ulemanden's great grandfather has assistants - elves, and Yulenisse lives alone in the forest, rides a cart pulled by foxes. All year he makes gifts in his house, and in December he moves closer to people. He is busy around the house, watching over the children, while the household is busy preparing the festive table.
Santa Claus. He walks in a red jacket, a red cap with a white pom-pom on his head, and smokes a pipe. Moves through the air on reindeer, enters the house through a pipe.
The Australian Santa is wearing a swimsuit and a fur hat.
Santa Claus puts gifts in shoes or stockings left by the fireplace.
Santa Claus originates from Saint Nicholas, who performed many miracles. In Russia he is called Nikolai the Pleasant or Nikolai the Wonderworker.
Father Christmas. His costume is similar to that of Santa Claus, only the sheepskin coat is slightly longer. They write letters to him, where they list what they want and throw them into the fireplace. Wishlist delivers smoke from the chimney directly to its destination.
Veselchak Mikulas. He is dressed in a red fur coat and a high lamb hat. In a box forhe has gifts on his back.
Babo Nottale. He enters the houses through the chimney, leaving his sleigh on the roof. Treats are left for him in the house - milk and sweets. In addition to him, his assistant old woman Befana flies to the children. Long ago, Befana was a witch, so she can fly very well on a broomstick. Obedient children receive gifts from her, and naughty children receive a pinch of ash or coal. Children should definitely leave a cup of coffee for Befana.
Grandfather January, Père Noel. Wears a wide-brimmed hat and carries a staff. A very modest grandfather, he prefers to throw gifts in secret, as he loves to remain invisible.
Weinachtsman. Rides a donkey. Before going to bed, children put hay for the donkey in their shoes, and put a plate for gifts on the table.
Conversations for children on New Year's and Christmas themes.
Author: Kopylova Natalya Nikolaevna, educational psychologist, MKOU orphanage "Swallow's nest", pos. NovostochnyDescription: illustrated and described different Santa Clauses from some countries; this material will be useful for teachers, educators, parents, children.
Purpose: to acquaint children and adults with the names "Santa Claus" in different countries.
Tasks:
tell and illustrate different Grandfather Frosts from some countries;
develop memory, thinking, imagination, speech;
instill a feeling of love, interest in the New Year holiday.
Story about the holiday "New Year": Santa Clauses from different countries.
Santa Claus appeared a long time ago. This is the magician who comes to wish everyone a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas. And, of course, not empty-handed. Necessarily with gifts. In every country his name is different.
The ancestors of Santa Claus in some countries are considered gnomes, in others - wandering sellers of children's toys, and still others - medieval wandering jugglers. But basically, many countries consider Saint Nicholas to be the ancestor of Santa Claus. it real personwho lived many, many centuries ago.
They all bring gifts, enter the house to give them, but each does it differently. They all have their own interesting outfit.
Let's get acquainted with the foreign colleagues of our Santa Claus.
In our Of Russia his name is - Santa Claus... He has a staff in his hands, a white beard on his face. Comes to visit with gifts, puts them under christmas tree... But he does not come alone, but with his granddaughter-assistant Snegurochka.
German colleague is called Weinachtsman or Christmas Grandfather.
He is a very friendly and mischievous old man with a long white beard. He is wearing a red coat with white fur and a large bag of gifts. He gives gifts to "good" children, and punishes "bad" ones.
The children are also preparing for his arrival: they put a large plate on the table for gifts and stuff hay into their shoes, this is for the donkey.
Finnish friend's name Joulupkki.
He lives on Mount Corvantuntura, his wife's name is Muori.
IN Czech Republic, Slovakia the most humble grandfather. And all because no one has ever seen him. His name is Hedgehog... His arrival is announced by the sound of a bell.
Overseas Deputy from Of Japan - this is Segatsu-san.
But it gradually begins to be replaced new grandfather Frost - Oji-san.
Children prefer it more, perhaps because of the traditional red sheepskin coat. And Segatsu-san is dressed in a blue kimono, and for a whole week, which the Japanese call "gold." But he does not give gifts, his parents do it for him.
American assistant's name Santa Claus.
His clothes are a red fur coat, trousers, a cap on his head, also red and also glasses. He has his own reindeer team, on which he delivers gifts.
IN Norway the role of Santa Claus is played by little dwarf brownies Nisse.
To receive gifts, children have to set a large table for them, as they are very fond of sweets. They also wear knitted caps.
Greek assistant is called Saint Basil.
He does not at all look like a plump, rosy-cheeked old man.
Saint Basil wanted to feed the whole world. he did not carry a bag with gifts, he was famous mainly for good deeds.
IN Hungary – Nikalausz.
He does not walk alone, he is accompanied by the Angel and the Devil.
Before giving a gift, Nikalausz determines, with the help of his assistants, how the child behaved. Good children - sweets, bad - coals.
Colombian friend's name Papa Pasquale.
He is a very perky, noisy Grandfather. It is impossible to miss his arrival. Each step he takes is accompanied by fireworks.
IN muslim the old man brings gifts to countries Khizir Ilyas, it comes in early May.
He wears a red cap, green scarf and a robe with embroidered flowers.
IN Uzbekistan New Year's Grandfather's name Kerbobo.
His outfit is a red skullcap and striped robe. He rides out on a donkey with sacks of New Year's gifts and gives them away.
Romanian comrade looks like our Santa Claus. His name is Mosh Jerilay.
IN India the functions of Santa Claus are performed by the goddess Lakshmi.
IN Africa there is also Santa Claus, despite the fact that this country is very hot. His name is - Grandfather Heat.
The people believe and believe that they live on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, since only there is snow.
IN Yakutia very peculiar Santa Claus. Name is Ehee Dyyl.
He is accompanied by the Bull - the Bull of Frost or the Bull of Winter. It has a horn that is starting to grow. The higher the horns, the more severe the frosts.
Little deputy from Sweden name is Yul Tomten.
His name translates as "Christmas gnome." He lives with his assistant in magic forest... The assistant's name is Dusty the snowman.
Mongoliancompetitor of Santa Claus - Uvlin Uvgun.
He has a very original outfit. His assistant's name is Zazan Ohin, translated as "Snow Girl".
IN Holland – Sinter Klaas.
He arrives in his magical ship.
French companion of Santa Claus - Pere Noel.
He goes down to the houses through the chimney and leaves the children with gifts in New Year's shoes.
IN Belgium this is St Nicholas.
In Belgium, it is believed that those who shelter St. Nicholas will get the golden apple. He is accompanied by an assistant - Black Peter.
All Santa Clauses give gifts. Some are kind, others can be mischievous. But, nevertheless, they are there in order to congratulate and bring, though small, but a piece of happiness, a little joy to every home.
Santa Clauses of different countries
Russia
Character: Santa Claus
Santa Claus(Morozko, Treskun, Studenets) - Slavic mythological character, the lord of the winter cold. The ancient Slavs represented him in the form of a short old man with a long gray beard. His breath is a violent cold. His tears are icicles. Rime - frozen words. And the hair is snowy clouds. The wife of Frost is Winter herself. In winter, Frost runs through fields, forests, streets and knocks with his staff. From this knocking, crackling frosts freeze rivers, streams, puddles with ice. And if he hits the corner of the hut with his staff, the log will certainly crack. Morozko does not like those who tremble and complain about the cold very much. And the vigorous and cheerful gives bodily strength and a hot blush. From November to March, the frost is so strong that even the sun in front of him is shy.
Santa Claus first appeared in the USSR at Christmas in 1910, but did not become widespread. IN soviet time was distributed new image: he appeared to children on New Year's Eve and gave gifts, this image was created by Soviet filmmakers in the 1930s.
Germany
Character: Santa Nikolaus and Weinachtsman
In Germany, there are two winter grandfather... One of them - Santa Nikolauswho is inseparable from his servant Ruprecht, but gifts (and not only gifts, but also rods for the guilty) are brought to children not at Christmas, but on December 6, on the day of St. Nicholas. Ruprecht was "formed" insofar as in medieval Catholic schools in Germany a priest came to children with gifts, and the peasants, in turn, preferred to see an ordinary farm laborer in his place. So the farm laborer Ruprecht became, and the priest became Santa Nikolaus.
But on Christmas night itself, the German guys come Weinakhtsman - an exact copy of the Russian Santa Claus. In Germany, Santa Claus appears on a donkey. Before going to bed, children put a plate on the table for gifts that Santa Claus will bring them, and put hay in their shoes - a treat for his donkey. Christmas in Germany is a family holiday. The family must certainly get together for festive table... On this day, a gift exchange ceremony takes place, which even has its own name - Besherung. By the way, this is another reason to doubt the purely Christian origin of our grandfather. Most likely, in the image of Santa Claus, pagan and Orthodox traditions were mixed.
France
Character: Per Noel
And New Year's Santa Claus among the French bears a name that literally translates as Father Christmas In France, Per Noel also comes to children not alone, but together with Chalandom - a bearded old man in fur hat and a warm travel raincoat. Père Noel gives gifts to "good" children, and for the naughty and lazy, there are rods hidden in Chaland's basket. To placate Shaland, children sing: "Shaland came to us in a pointed hat, with a straw beard. Now we have plenty of nuts and delicious buns until the New Year!" New Year is celebrated in France, as a rule, not with family, but with friends. And not for the solemn family table, and in a restaurant or even just on the street among hundreds of sparkling firecrackers and fireworks, champagne claps, laughter and music.
Great Britain
Character: Father Christmas or Father Christmas
In this country, where traditions are most appreciated, an indispensable attribute of the holiday is short speech queen, which she recites right after Christmas dinner. And before gathering at the festive table, the whole family goes to church. Children order gifts here Father christmas(literally Father Christmas). He needs to write a detailed letter listing what he wants and throw it into the fireplace. The smoke from the chimney will deliver the wishlist straight to its destination. In Great Britain, St. Stephen's Day is celebrated on the second day of Christmas, when special donation boxes are opened and their contents are handed out to those in need.
USA
Character: Santa Claus
Americans borrowed their traditions from Europe, because the New World came into being through the efforts of people who came from the Old World. Christmas trees are certainly decorated here, Christmas carols are sung, and traditional turkey is served. At Christmas, Americans usually drink egg-nog, an egg-wine drink (like a cocktail) with cream. American Santa Claus is called Santa Claus. The name "Santa Claus" first appeared in the press in 1773. The image is based on Saint Nicholas of Merlikia. The first literary description of the image belongs to William Gilly, who published the poem "Santeclaus" in 1821. A year later, a whole verse account of the visit of Santa Claus appeared from the pen of Clement Clark Moore (a professional dentist). The current appearance of Santa Claus belongs to Handon Sandblom, an American artist who painted in 1931 a series of drawings for advertising Coca-Cola.
There is also a popular version that Santa Claus as we know him is an invention of the Coca-Cola Company.
Finland
Character: Youlupukki
In Finland (and it is generally accepted that the New Year's wizards were led from there), the local dwarf visits the local children. it funny name translated into Russian as "Christmas goat". The fact is that country people, who carried gifts to their homes on Christmas night, put on goat coats. Joulupukki lives inside the Korvatunturi hill, in the Kaikuluolat caves. He has big and sensitive ears, so he knows exactly which of the kids behaved well, who was bad and who wants to receive what gift. And on Christmas night, he comes to the children while they sleep and gives them gifts that are hidden in his cap. He brings the rods to the disobedient. In general, in many countries, the main winter characters come not only to give gifts to children, but also to punish them. In any case, this was the case until the middle of the 20th century, when Christmas grandfathers gradually began to "forget" about children's disobedience.
Sweden
Character: Yul Tomten
Everybody expects gifts from the Christmas gnome, a bit like “our” brownie who lives underground in every Swedish house. His name is Yul Tomten... Lives in a protected forest surrounded by picturesque lakes and valleys. Snowman Dusty, mischievous mice, prince with princess, witches, King with Snow Queen and, of course, the ubiquitous elves. The latter, by the way, have a particularly hard time. In their small mine, they constantly mine gold for christmas tree decorations and gifts. Those who come to visit Tomten are warned: "Watch your step! Little trolls are constantly scurrying along the paths. Don't step on them!"
Italy
Character: Babbo Natale and Fairy Befana
Babbo Natale(Babbe Natale) - Leaves his sleigh on the roof and enters the house through the chimney, where some milk and sweets are left for him "for reinforcement."
In addition to him, in Italy for the New Year, the children were happy to wait fairy Befanu, it was she who took care of the holiday in this country: she brought sweets, toys, and various things to good children. True, she was angry and harsh with the bad ones, she "rewarded" them only with extinguished coals. The Italians believed that the stars were brought to Befana, she entered houses through the chimney and put gifts in stockings suspended from the hoods of the hearths. According to another version, the fairy arrives in a completely earthly way - on a donkey, laden with a bale of gifts, and ties it up near the house where the children live. While the animal is feeding, Befana unlocks the doors with a small golden key and fills the children's shoes with souvenirs and sweets.
China
Character: Shan Dan Laozhen, Dong Che Lao Ren or Sho Hin
China and Japan have their own Christmas grandfathers, they are called accordingly Shan Dan Laozhen and Oji-san.
Those who come to China at Christmas notice, first of all, “Trees of Light” - an analogue of our Christmas tree. They are decorated in an oriental way with bright and exquisite lanterns, flowers, and garlands. Chinese Christians use the same decorations in the festive decoration of their homes. Unlike Dutch children who stuff special wooden shoes with straw, where they find gifts on Christmas morning, little Chinese hang stockings on the walls, where Dun Che Lao Ren (Grandfather Christmas) puts his Christmas gifts.
Japan
Character: Oji-san, Segatsu-san or Hoteisho
In Japan, instead of Santa Claus, the main figure of the holiday is the god Hoteyosho. If all the other “brothers” of Santa Claus, even having something goaty in their name, are still quite humanoid and goaty in them - perhaps a beard, then Japan here, as in everything else, stands apart, and the god Hoteyosho has eyes ... on the back of the head.
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Character: grandfather Mikulas and Hedgehogs
In the Czech Republic there is Grandfather Mikulas; he, like the German Santa Nikolaus. Comes on the night of December 5-6, on the eve of St. Nicholas Day. Outwardly similar to Russian grandfather Frost: the same long fur coat, hat, staff with a spiral top. Only now he brings gifts not in a sack, but in a back box. Yes, and it is not the Snow Maiden who accompanies him, but an angel in snow-white clothes and a shaggy imp. Mikulas is always happy to present good and obedient children with an orange, apple or some kind of sweetness (that is, something tasty and edible!). But if a potato or a lump of coal was found in the "Christmas boot" of a hooligan or a bum, this is definitely Mikulas.
How Mikulas gets along with another New Year's character Hedgehog is not clear and science does not know :)!
Hedgehogs (Yozhishek) - Czech Republic, Slovakia - Surely this is the most modest New Year character in the world. Throwing gifts into children's homes, Ezhishek makes sure that no one sees him. Apparently it is for this reason that nothing is known about the appearance of this good-natured person. But, as soon as the Christmas bell tinkles on the tree, thousands of Czech and Slovak children rush to look at the gifts they have inherited. "Who brought this?" - Ask another foolish kid, "Hedgehogs!" - happy parents answer.
Mongolia
Character: Uvlin Uvgun
The Mongols are in charge of the New Year's economy whole family... The head of the family is assisted by Zazan Okhin (snow girl) and Shina Zhila (New Year boy). Uvlin Uvgun himself, as expected, is an excellent cattle breeder, and therefore he comes to the holiday in a traditional mongolian clothes cattle breeder. Well, so that in New Year's Eve do not forget about business, from December 31 to January 1, the Mongols also celebrate the day (night !!!) of the cattle breeder.
Turkey
Character: Saint Nicholas, Noel Baba, Bishop of Merlicia
St Nicholas, Bishop of Merlikia ("Noel Baba") - One of the prototypes of all new year characters... A good miracle worker and persecutor of evil. Patron saint of abducted and lost children. Lived in 300 AD. According to legend, Nikolai Merlikisky walked through the village past the poor man's house. And there the father was going to send his daughters to "study" the most ancient profession. Nikolai did not like this, and at night he threw three purses with gold into the house through the chimney (according to another version, three gold coins). They pleased them in girls' shoes, which were drying by the fireplace. Happy father bought a dowry for his daughters and gave them in marriage.
Uzbekistan
Character: Corbobo
- On the eve of new year holiday he comes to his young friends on a donkey, accompanied by his granddaughter Korgyz. Instead of a fur coat, Corbobo is wearing a striped robe.
In other countries ( full list countries) Santa Claus is called:
Australia - Santa Claus
Austria - Sylvester
Altai Territory - Sook-Taadak
Belgium - Père Noel, Saint Nicholas
Brazil - Papay Noel
Great Britain - Father Christmas
Hungary - Mikulas
Hawaii - Kanakaloka
Germany - Weichnachtsmann
Holland (Netherlands) - Sunderklass, Saite Kaas, Sinter Klaas
Greece - Saint Basil
Denmark, Greenland - Uletomte, Ulemanden, Saint Nicholas
Spain - Papa Noel
Italy - Babbo Natale
Kazakhstan - Ayaz-ata, Kolotun Aga
Kalmykia - Zul
Cambodia - Ded Heat
Karelia - Pakkainen (Morozets)
Cyprus - Saint Basil
China - Dong Che Lao Ren, Sho Hin, Sheng Dan Laoren,
Colombia - Pope Pascual
Mongolia - Uvlin Uvgun
Norway - Julenissen, Nisse, Julebukk
Poland - Saint Nicholas
Romania - Mosh Jerilă
Savoy - Saint Chaland
USA - Santa Claus
Turkey - Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Merlikia, Noel Baba
Tajikistan - Ojuz
Uzbekistan - Corbobo
Finland - Yollupukki
France - Père Noel, Grandpa January
Czech Republic, Slovakia - Ded Mikulas and Yozhishek
Chile - Viejo Pascuero
Sweden - Jul Tomten, Jultomten, Kris Kringle, Yulnissan, Yolotomten
Yakutia - Ded Dyil
Japan - Oji-san, Hoteyosho, Segatsu - san