St. Claus is something in sweden that everybody know about. The ”swedish” St. Claus can be described similar to the ”US” St. Claus. The only different is that they accrue on different days. The so called ”swedish” St. Claus comes on the evening on december 24. He then visits houses with children and gives out the christmas presents.
The ”US” St. Claus comes in december 25 during the night and puts the Christmas presents under the Christmas tree.
Another swedish tradition is to give St. Claus oatmeal. He is often associated with having a sleigh and reindeers.
The history behind St. Claus occurred from the German St. Nicholas. He was a saint and who lived in 300 and belong to the Catholic church. The whole concept of someone giving presents and the Swedish Christmas tradition, comes from this man.
Of course St. Claus is just a made up man but very many people, especially children believe in him.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_G_Meath_portrays_Santa_Claus.jpg - Jonathan G Meath
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