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Articles about the helpers of Santa Claus. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Companions of Saint Nicholas (2 C, 6 P) K.
A person in a traditional Zwarte Piet costume A person in a modernized Sooty Pete costume. Zwarte Piet (Dutch: [ˈzʋɑrtə ˈpit]; Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Péiter; West Frisian: Swarte Pyt; Indonesian: Pit Hitam), also known in English by the translated name Black Pete, is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas; French: Saint-Nicolas; West Frisian: Sinteklaas; Luxembourgish ...
Writing of a period around 1830, Brown says, "we did not hear of" Santa Claus. Instead, the tradition called for a visit by a different character altogether: He was known as Kriskinkle, Beltznickle and sometimes as the Xmas woman. Children then not only saw the mysterious person, but felt him or rather his stripes upon their backs with his switch.
What was one of Santa’s helpers called who kept making toys for himself? S-elf-ish. 44. What goes “oh-oh-oh?" Santa walking backward. 45. Why does Santa feel indebted to the elves?
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... These Elf on the Shelf Names Are Just as Clever as Santa’s Little Helper. Josiah Soto. November ...
One particular website called emailSanta.com was created when a 1997 Canada Post strike prevented Alan Kerr's young niece and nephews from sending their letters to Santa; in a few weeks, over 1,000 emails to Santa were received, and the site had received 1,000 emails a day one year later.
December is here and, as expected, Santa and his elves are busy at work at the North Pole. After all, there are last-minute toys to finish cobbling and names to add to the "Nice List," before the ...
An elf on a Christmas ornament. In English-speaking cultures, Christmas elves are diminutive elves that live with Santa Claus at the North Pole and act as his helpers. Christmas elves are usually depicted as green- or red-clad, with large, pointy ears and wearing pointy hats.