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god as well 154 the new zealand skeptics also see no harm in parents telling their children that santa is real the spokesperson vicki hyde said it would be a hard hearted parent indeed who frowned upon the innocent joys of our children s cultural heritage we save our bah humbugs for the things that exploit the vulnerable 167 see also christianity portal holidays portal mythology portal related figures amu nowruz uncle new year iranian gift bringing figure associated with spring and the new year in the traditional iranian calendar ayaz ata grandfather frost in turkic folklore befana a friendly witch who delivers gifts to children on 5 january christkind a popular giftbringer in central europe for christmas companions of saint nicholas ded moroz russian equivalent father christmas british equivalent joulupukki finnish santa claus moș gerilă name of a character from romanian communist propaganda nikolaus gift bringer popular in central europe and the benelux olentzero traditional basque character who has recently been transformed into a santa like figure saint basil who is believed to bring christmas gifts for children in greek orthodox tradition sinterklaas dutch nikolaus the three kings the biblical three wise men brings gifts on 6 january in spain other jack frost and old man winter mythical characters associated with winter christmas controversy flying santa a northeastern us tradition of pilots delivering presents to families in remote lighthouses fraternal order of real bearded santas pancho claus a tex mex version of santa claus santa claus indiana a small midwestern united states town named after the figure home to holiday world amusement park santacon references citations santa claus history legend facts encyclopedia britannica archived from the original on 25 december 2021 retrieved 10 august 2020 b k swartz jr the origin of american christmas myth and customs archived 30 april 2011 at the wayback machine retrieved 22 december 2007 jeff westover the 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