Hvem kommer med gaverne juleaften?

Europa: Hvem er det, der kommer med gaverne juleaften? Det er lidt forskelligt fra land til land. Det tjekkiske website skabt af Jakub Marian, en 29-årig matematiker, lingvist, kartograf og musiker, har udarbejdet et kort over Europa. Mr.East har fået lov til at bruge Jakub Marians kort. Jakub Marian har mange andre interessante kort på sit website, tjek dem ud. God fornøjelse.

Albania: Babagjyshi i Vitit te Ri, Grandfather of the new year
Austria: Christkind, Christ-Child
Belarus: Дзед Маро́з, Grandfather Frost (or the Russian version)
Belgium: In Dutch: Kerstman, Christmas Man
In French: Père Noël, Father ChristmasBosnia: Djed Božićnjak, Grandfather Christmas or Djeda Mraz, Grandfather Frost
Bulgaria: Дядо Коледа, Grandfather Christmas or Дядо Мраз, Grandfather Frost
Croatia: Djed Božićnjak, Grandfather Christmas
Cyprus:Turkish: Noel Baba, Christmas Father
Greek: Άγιος Βασίλης, Saint Basil

Czech Republic: Ježíšek, Baby Jesus

Denmark: Julemanden, The Christmas Man
Finland: Joulupukki, literally Christmas Goat
France: Père Noël, Father Christmas
Germany: Weihnachtsmann, Christmas Man or Christkind, Christ-Child
Greece: Άγιος Βασίλης, Saint Basil
Hungary: Jézuska, Baby Jesus (with an angel), or Télapó, Winter Old Man
Iceland: Jólasveinar, Christmas lads
Ireland: Father Christmas på irsk : Daidí na Nollag, Father Christmas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Italy: Babbo Natale, Daddy Christmas
Lithuania: Kalėdų Senelis, Grandfather Christmas
Latvia: Ziemassvētku vecītis, Christmas Old Man
Estonia: Jõuluvana, Christmas Old
Macedonia: Дедо Мраз, Grandfather Frost
Montenegro: Деда Мраз, Grandfather Frost
Netherlands: Kerstman, Christmas Man
Norway: Julenissen, literally Christmas gnome
Poland: Święty Mikołaj, Saint Nicholas; Gwiazdor, Star-man; Gwiazdka, Little Star; Aniołek, Angel; or Dzieciątko, Jesus Child(depending on region)
Portugal: Pai Natal, Father Christmas
Romania: Moş Crăciun, Old Man Christmas

Transylvania (Hungarian): Angyal, Angel

Russia: Дед Мороз, Grandfather Frost
Serbia: Деда Мраз, Grandfather Frost
Slovakia: Ježiško, Baby Jesus
Slovenia: Božiček, Christmas Man or Dedek Mraz, Grandfather Frost
Spain: Papá Noel, Daddy Christmas or Reyes Magos, Three Kings

In Catalonia: Tió de Nadal, Christmas log
In Basque: Olentzero (proper name, represented by an old man)