Do you believe in Santa Claus (or Father Christmas)? In Croatia, he is called Djed Božićnjak or Djed Mraz. And yes, we do write him letters, leave him cookies, still believe he comes late night on Christmas Eve…
He is more than loved children character, that can be found everywhere in the world. Interesting thing is that he also has many names. Thanks to the BrightSide web page, some of them are collected on a list we attach below.
Croatia: Djed Mraz / Djed Božićnjak
USA: Santa Claus
Great Britain: Father Christmas
Mongolia: Uvliin Uvgun
Italia: Babbo Natale
Belarus: Zyuzya
France: Père Noël
Armenia: Dzmer Papi/Kakhand Papi
Netherlands: Sinterklaas
Germany: Weihnachtsmann
Georgia: Tovlis Babua
Finland: Joulupukki
China: Dun Che Lao Ren
Estonia: Jouluvana
Russia: Ded Moroz
Sweden: Jultomten
