St Nicholas or Santa Claus?

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alexw68	Edited by: alexw68 Dec 16, 10, 00:27 #31
Polonius3: I understand that the beer-bellied oversized elf Sandy Klutz (Santa Claus), the character that has turned CVhristmas into one big shopping spree, has taken over in Poland. Not only overweeningly pompous, but about 15 years after the fact. Do keep up.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Dec 16, 10, 00:53 #32
alexw68: Not only overweeningly pompous, but about 15 years after the fact. Do keep up. He hasn't been in Poland for about 50 years, give the old guy a chance, he has just discovered that he doesn't need to order newspapers through mailogram, but can look em up on the interweb ;)

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Dec 16, 10, 00:55 #33

SeanBM:

there is no Santa Claus in Poland just Swięty Mikołaj.

SeanBM:

the Russian one, Dziadek Mroz?

Eurola:

December 6 was not really eventful. Swiety Mikolaj would leave some candy under the pillow, if you were a good kid or a piece of a wooden stick, if you were not or the grades in school were below par...just a clue what's coming. Well, if you got the message and improved the findings under the tree would improve too.

Magdalena:

Saint Nicholas brings small gifts on the 6th, and Ježíšek, with the help of a couple of angels, brings more gifts on the 24th.

asik:

St. Nicholas in Polish we call Święty Mikołaj-presents from him on the 6th of December and Santa Claus in Polish is Gwiazdor- presents on the 24th of December.

asik:

Dziadek Mróz it's a Polish name of Russian's kind of Santa Claus.

Polonius3:

Ježíšek is Czech for Baby Jesus or the Christ Child (German: Christkind). In Polish it is Dzieciątko Jezus who bring 24th Dec. gifts in tradition-minded Polish families. Sometimes referred to also as Aniołek or Gwiazdka.

asik:

On the 24th December our presents were always from the Gwiazdor

CacyUlcia:

Well Santa Clause is just a form of many legends. Any guy can be a Santa Clause really, and he's not only thick, I bet Santa Clause comes in many sizes.

Polonius3:

In France too, there is Père Noël (Santa) and Saint-Nicolas. Even Russia differentiates between Died Moroz (Grandpa Frost or the Soviet-style Santa) and Sviatoy Nikolai.

Have the Polish lost their collective minds??! There is only ONE Santa and his name is Santa Claus! (Although sometimes he goes by the alias Chris Kringle when he doesn't want to be mobbed by fans. He does his banking and takeout food ordering under this name.)

Sheesh, this is just like when someone asks for a Polish translation and invariably there are 10 different versions offered! :s

EurolaThreads: 6 Posts: 2,647 Joined: Dec 2, 06 ♀	Dec 16, 10, 03:04 #34
trener zolwia: when someone asks for a Polish translation and invariably there are 10 different versions offered! What can I tell ya...rich vocabulary, rich imagination... :)

trener zolwiaThreads: 5 Posts: 2,786 Joined: Jun 8, 10 ♂	Dec 16, 10, 03:19 #35
I do however like the idea of a little pre-Christmas test-drive on December 6. :)

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Edited by: Trevek Dec 16, 10, 14:44 #36

Dickens's Ghost of the Christmas Present.

A cross between santa and the BeeGees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Christmas_Present

Ghost of Christmas Present
http://www.juggle.com/a-christmas-carol

The Ghost of Christmas Present is a character in one of the best-known works of the English novelist Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. The Spirit... closely resembles Father Christmas from local folklore. The Ghost of Christmas Present was the second of the three spirits that haunted the miser Ebenezer Scrooge, in order to prompt him to repent. According to Dickens' novel, the Ghost of Christmas Present appears to Scrooge as "a jolly giant" with dark brown curls. He wears a fur-lined green robe and on his head a holly wreath set with shining icicles. He carries a large torch, made to resemble a cornucopia, and appears accompanied by a great feast. He states that he has had "more than eighteen hundred" brothers and later reveals the ability to change his size to fit into any space. He also has a scabbard with no sword in it, a representation of peace on Earth. The spirit transports Scrooge around the city, showing him scenes of festivity and also deprivation that were happening as they watched, sprinkling a little warmth from his torch as he travels.

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Dec 16, 10, 14:46 #37
Trevek: A cross between santa and the BeeGees. LOL!

trener zolwiaThreads: 5 Posts: 2,786 Joined: Jun 8, 10 ♂	Dec 16, 10, 17:55 #38
Santa blasphemy. He's watching, ya know. >:

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