For a post on a holiday I chose to pick Christmas. The first thing I thought of was learning about how Santa Clause had different names all around the world and talking about them in elementary school. Some names are: Pere Noel (Belgium and France); Christmas Gnome (Norway); Grandfather Frost (Russia); and Father Christmas (United Kingdom). Another thing I remember from grade school was learning about different traditions around the world. The one I remember most vividly was putting our shoes in the hallway during nap time and waking up finding them filled with candy. This tradition comes from The Dutch when on Christmas Eve they'd fill their clogs with hay and set them by the fireplace for the reindeer.
Santa Names
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