Father Christmas

Japanese: Father Christmas(英語表記)FatherChristmas
Father Christmas

…Today, Santa Claus has been popularized as a kind old man with a white beard, red coat, Little Red Riding Hood, and boots who rides in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, enters houses through the chimney on Christmas Eve, and puts gifts in children's hanging stockings. In England, Santa Claus is called Father Christmas, and corresponds to the German Weihnachtsmann and the French Père Noël, Bonhomme Noël. Christmas [Keiichi Togawa]. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Father Christmas" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在ではたぶんに俗化され,トナカイの引くそりに乗り,クリスマス・イブに煙突から家に入り,子どものつるした靴下に贈物を入れてやる,白ひげ,赤服,赤ずきん,長靴ばきの好々爺とされる。 サンタ・クロースはイギリスではファーザー・クリスマスFather Christmasと呼ばれ,ドイツ語のWeihnachtsmann,フランス語のPère Noël,Bonhomme Noëlがこれに当たる。クリスマス【戸川 敬一】。…

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