Saturday, October 11, 2003, 03:23 GMT
Is true that americans are the only people who call Santa Claus, Santa Claus, is it true that all other places either say Saint Nick, Father Christmas or Kriss Kringel
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Saturday, October 11, 2003, 03:23 GMT
Is true that americans are the only people who call Santa Claus, Santa Claus, is it true that all other places either say Saint Nick, Father Christmas or Kriss Kringel
Saturday, October 11, 2003, 04:27 GMT
yep, well, except canada calls it santa claus usually, other people call it saint nick, every so often. not to offend anyone though, but notice how when you rearrange santa, you come up with the opposite word you want to?
Saturday, October 11, 2003, 07:21 GMT
I thought they say something like Santa Claus in Holland....Sinterklaas, or something like that.
Saturday, October 11, 2003, 18:59 GMT
In all English-speaking countries except the U.S. and Canada, Father Christmas and Santa Claus are used interchangeably, usually without preference for one word over the other.
Sunday, October 12, 2003, 12:54 GMT
In New Zealand people only say Santa Claus. I've only ever heard Christmas/Saint Nick on TV.
By the way, is santa claus a corruption of saint nicholas? saint nicholas sant nicholas santa 'cholas santa claus
Sunday, October 12, 2003, 17:55 GMT
To Kiwi, also to mjd:
Santa Claus is a corruption of Sinterklaas, which, as mjd mentioned, is Dutch for St. Nicholas. I presume this corruption first sprang up in New York (a.k.a. New Netherland). |