圣诞老人是西方圣诞节的主要象征之一。
根据一些学者的说法，圣诞老人的传说是由公元280年土耳其主教尼古拉的故事创造出来的。传说尼古拉在圣诞节那天给穷人留下了小袋的硬币。
尼古拉主教被天主教会封为圣徒，并被称为圣尼古拉。
See_also: 四叶草 圣尼古拉斯和圣诞节之间最紧密的联系发生在德国，但它从美国传到世界各地，在那里，圣尼古拉斯被称为圣诞老人。
圣诞老人的代表是一个好看的老人，胖胖的，留着长长的胡子，穿着白色细节的红色衣服。
See_also: 奥纳格罗 这种表现形式出现在1886年。 在此之前，圣诞父亲是以深绿色和棕色的服装表现的。
由于跨国品牌可口可乐的广告宣传，圣诞父亲的最新表现形式开始流行。
12月6日是圣尼古拉斯节，这一天通常会挂上圣诞装饰品。
孩子们向他提出要求，并在圣诞节前夕从他那里收到礼物。
传说中，圣诞老人和他的妻子诺埃尔妈妈住在北极，周围有精灵和飞行驯鹿。
在12月24日晚上，人们相信圣诞老人会乘坐由飞行驯鹿拉动的雪橇旅行。 在这次旅行中，他向一年中表现良好的儿童分发礼物。
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