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Santa Claus
legendary figure said to deliver gifts to people on Christmas Eve
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- Instance of
- legendary saint, Christmas gift-bringer, mythical character, advertising character, film character, comics character, animated character, literary character, anime character, fictional human, television character, folklore character
- Inception
- 1809
- Part of
- Christmas tradition
- Performer
- Kevin Hart, John B. Lowe, Jefferson Mappin, Harry B. Eytinge
- Sex or gender
- male
- Spouse
- Mrs. Claus
- Present in work
- Dashing Through the Snow, The Ultimate Christmas Present, 'Twas the Night, A History of New York, Up on the House Top, Old Santeclaus with Much Delight, A Visit from St. Nicholas, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, A Kidnapped Santa Claus, Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, The Road to Oz, The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
- Based on
- Sinterklaas
- Said to be the same as
- Father Christmas, Ded Moroz, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Joulupukki
- Occupation
- toy maker, distribution manager, porter
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark
- catchphrase
- Ho, ho, ho!
- country of origin
- England
- depicted by
- St. Nicholas
- described by source
- An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction, Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- different from
- Saint Nicolas, Santa Claus, Sack Man, Devil in Christianity
- has pet
- Santa Claus' reindeer
- inspired by
- Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Sinterklaas
- name
- Santa Claus, Sancte Claus, Santeclaus
- named after
- Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas
- owner of
- Santa Claus's sleigh
- partner in business or sport
- Companions of Saint Nicholas
- residence
- Santa Claus village, Santa Claus Land
- topic's main category
- Category:Santa Claus
- Unicode character
- 🎅
- vehicle normally used
- sled
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