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Show ( ilii islnns IMirascs lYoni l1;my I ;im(Is I i ill of oilier roiinlrlen nny "IliinPi (.'Imu.-i" iim follows: ('liliiu, Minn Dun I, mo Hen; Cininmy, Sunlit Nii'liolinin; Kwllriland iiii.vn II In four In 1 1 i;i in ni-H : Sunlit NIMmiih ((lerinan); SiiiiiIi'IiIjiiih or Seliiuulzll (SwImi Ornnin) ; Snint NleoliiH ll'lenili), lle.'Uimi dial-lull) dial-lull) ; lillt the perrion Nltppoiieil to bring hINh to (lilldien on Clirliit-inim Clirliit-inim Kvu Im culled (.'lulMclitehlnd-II (.'lulMclitehlnd-II In Hie Oninm npi'iikiiig part of Switzerland, Peru Noel In Hie western or Freni-li part and I'.eiia-nn I'.eiia-nn In the southern of Italian part. The NellieiliiiidM, Sint NlrolaaH, or In elilldren'a rhymed, Slnter-klaas. Slnter-klaas. Kweilen, Jullonite. The Irish equivalent Is Naornh Nlo-chiH, Nlo-chiH, but this phrime In nevw UHed; Instead they say Father Christmas. Christ-mas. Kiinniiilu, Mos Craolun (Old Man Christmas). French speaking speak-ing HelKlaiiH Bay St. Nicolas, and Flemish siieakinR Hidlans call him St. Nlltlaas. Allianlii, Shen-Kolll; Shen-Kolll; Poland, the Star Man or Gwlnzdor; rinland, Joulupukkl, (Jouhi meaning Christmas and pukltl meaning buck). Santa Claus Is unknown In Spain, the children reccivliiR nlfts on January 0 when the Three Wise Men, Melchior, lialtazar and Caspar, Cas-par, are supposed to bring them. Christmas in Portugal Is principally princi-pally of a religious character, the correspondent to Santa Claus being be-ing Menlno Jesus (the Christ Child). Santa Claus Is unknown in fireece, where Christmas Is a religious festival and gifts are exchanged ex-changed on January 1. St. Basil's day. |