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This is a list of various Christmas gift-bringer figures from around the world. ==Europe== Santa Claus is generally known throughout Europe but, in some countries, the gift-giver's name, attributes, date of arrival, and identity varies. *Azerbaijan: ''Şaxta Baba'' ("Froze Dad") *Austria: ''Christkind'' ("Christ child") *Belgium: ''Père Noël'' for French speakers and ''Kerstman'' ("Father Christmas") for Dutch speakers, is celebrated on Christmas Day. ''Sinterklaas'' for the Dutch speakers, ''Saint Nicholas'' ("Santa Claus") for the French speakers, is celebrated on 6 December, and has a distinct character with a more religious, Catholic overtone. *Bosnia: ''Djed Božićnjak'' or ''Božić Bata'' for Christians, and ''Djed Mraz'' for Muslims and others. ''Djed Mraz'' brings gifts to children on New Year's Eve. *Bulgaria: ''Дядо Коледа (Dyado Koleda'', "Grandpa Christmas"), with the Russian-borrowed version of ''Дед Мороз (Djed Moroz'', "Grandpa Frost") being somewhat more widespread in Socialist times from the end of World War II until 1989, and is still in favour today. The town of Velikiy Ustjug in the Vologda region is proclaimed to be his permanent residence. *Croatia: ''Djed Božićnjak'' ("Grandpa Christmas"), or ''Djed Mraz'' ("Grandpa Frost"), ''Mali Isus'' ("Baby Jesus") for religious Christians, ''Sveti Nikola'' ("Saint Nichlaus") brings gifts, or rod, on 6 December. In Dalmatia and Slavonia, ''Saint Lucy'' brings gifts to children on the eve of her feast day, 13 December. *Cyprus: ''Άγιος Βασίλης'' ("Saint Basil") *Czech Republic: ''Ježíšek'' ("Baby Jesus"). Mikuláš ("Nicholas" as Santa Claus) has a separate, earlier feast day (evening 5 December), and puts small presents in kids' boots or socks (which are to be put in the window). Sometimes is going to houses together with angel and krampus (''čert''), but Mikuláš is in Czech Republic never involved in Christmas. *Denmark: ''Julemanden'' ("The Christmas Man") lives in Greenland. *Estonia: ''Jõuluvana'' ("Old Man of Christmas") *Finland: ''Joulupukki'' ("Yule Goat") *France: Le ''Père Noël'' ("Father Christmas") is a common figure France, as well as in other French-speaking areas. *Germany: ''Weihnachtsmann'' ("Christmas Man") or ''Christkind'' ("Christ Child") (in southern Germany) brings the gifts on Christmas Eve. ''Nikolaus'' is celebrated on 6 December. *Greece: ''Άγιος Βασίλης'' ("Saint Basil"), who comes on January 1 (the feast day of St. Basil) *Hungary: In Hungary, the angels bring the Christmas gifts, or the child Jesus (''"Jézuska"'' or ''"Kis Jézus"''). ''Mikulás'' ("Nicholas" as Santa Claus) has a separate, earlier feast day (6 December), and puts candy in kids' boots (which are to be polished and put in the window), but ''Mikulás'' is never involved in Christmas. *Iceland: ''Jólasveinar''. In Icelandic folktales, there are 13 Santa Clauses. *Ireland: ''Daidí na Nollag'' ("Father Christmas") among Irish speakers *Italy: ''Babbo Natale'' ("Father Christmas"), sometimes substituted by ''Gesù bambino'' ("Baby Jesus"), in order to give this gift-bringing character a more Catholic connotation. On the Epiphany, 6 January, ''La Befana'', a very old lady who rides a broomstick, brings candies and sweeties to children, and she puts them in the socks the children have prepared for her (and traditionally have hung near the fireplace). In Trieste, because of Slovenian and Croatian influences, Saint Nicholas is also celebrated on 6 December. In Udine, Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Verona and Western Trentino, ''Saint Lucy'' brings gifts to children on the eve of her feast day, 13 December. *Latvia: ''Ziemassvētku vecītis'' *Liechtenstein: ''Christkind'' *Lithuania: ''Kalėdų Senelis'' *Luxembourg: ''Kleeschen'' *Macedonia: ''Dedo Mraz'' *Netherlands: "Santa Claus," called ''Kerstman'' ("Christmas Man"), is celebrated by some people on Christmas Day. ''Sinterklaas'' is celebrated on 5 December. *Norway: ''Julenissen'', may be a small, elderly man, a Christmas dwarf, but he is similar to contemporary Santa Claus. *Poland: ''Gwiazdor'' ("Star´s Man") or ''Święty Mikołaj'' ("Saint Nicolas") *Portugal: ''Pai Natal'' ("Father Christmas") *Romania: ''Moş Crăciun'' ("Old Man Christmas"), ''Moş Gerilă'' ("Old Man Frost," the equivalent of the Russian ''Ded Moroz'') in Socialist times, ''Moş Nicolae'' ("Old Man Nicholas," Saint Nicholas) is celebrated on 6 December and puts sweets in children's boots.For the Hungarian minorities "Angyal" The Angel brings the Christmas gifts or the child Jesus (''"Jézuska"'' or ''"Kis Jézus"''). ''Mikulás'' In 6 December("Nicholas" as Santa Claus puts candy in kids' boots (which are to be polished and put in the window), but ''Mikulás'' is never involved in Christmas. *Russia: ''Дед Мороз (Ded Moroz'', "Grandpa Frost"), ''Чысхаан (Chyskhaan'' "Lord of the Cold") - Sakha Republic (Yakutia)), ''Yamal Iri'' - ("Grandpa of Yamal"). *Scotland: ''Bodach na Nollaig'' (Scots Gaelic: "Old Man of Christmas") *Serbia: ''Deda Mraz (Деда Мраз'': "Grandpa Frost"), renamed from ''Božić Bata (Божић Бата'': "Christmas Brother") during the Communist times after World War II, and moved from Christmas to New Year to prevent any religious connections. *Slovakia: ''Ježiško'' ("Baby Jesus") among the Catholic population. *Slovenia: ''Miklavž'', ''Dedek Mraz'', ''Božiček'' *Spain: ''Papá Noel'' ("Father Noel"), the ''Tió de Nadal'' in Catalonia, ''Olentzero'' in the Basque Country, ''Apalpador'' in some areas of Galicia and ''Anjanas'' in Cantabria, and ''Anguleru'' in Asturias. More common and traditional Christmas present-giving figures in Spain are ''"Los Reyes Magos"'' ("The Three Kings", "Magi"). *Sweden: ''Jultomten'' ("The Yule/Christmas Gnome") *Switzerland: ''Christkind'' *Turkey: ''Noel Baba'' ("Father Noel"). ''Noel Baba'' is widely thought to bring New Year presents in Turkey due to the country's predominant Muslim population. Christmas is celebrated among the Christian communities. *Ukraine: ''Дід Мороз'' (Did Moroz, "Grandpa Frost"). ''Святий Миколай'' (''Sviaty Mykolay'', "Saint Nicholas"). *United Kingdom: Father Christmas is also known as Santa Claus, although they were originally two quite different people, and ''Father Christmas'' did not originally bring gifts. *Wales: ''Siôn Corn'' in Welsh 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Christmas gift-bringers by country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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