Re: [Mid] Santa Claus help

From: Anne M. McKinney <agent_h_at_ilbbs.com>
Date: Thu 05 Oct 2000 09:45:56 AM EDT
Message-ID: <000701c02ed2$9706f7c0$0101a8c0@agehth>

> My Lady and I are working on a project and we need a list of some of the
many
> names that different places/times have used for the concept of "Santa
Claus"
>
> For example:
>
> Saint Nicholas
> Father Christmas
> Topo Gigo (Probably misspelled)
> Etc.

In Russia he has been known as Dyed Moroz (muh-ROZ), which means "Father
Frost", though I couldn't tell you how early this name first came into use.

--Sofya Chyudka Smolyanina

From: "Anne M. McKinney" <agent_h@ilbbs.com>
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