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Santa Claus
Christmas character which is used to explain to children from where they receive Christmas gifts. Santa
Claus, referred to as the Old Man.
Children which want to get a gift from Santa Claus write him a letter to the North Pole, where he lives.
Toys for the Children are manufactured by Santa Claus elves. Santa Claus has just one night to carry
these gifts to children around the world.
Lithuanian Santa Claus is called "Kalėda". Unlike in Western countries, Lithuanian Santa Claus doesn‘t
wear bright red clothes, he chooses a more practical clothing like furs.
Santa Claus brought presents only for children, who were required to earn them by performing for every
present. They had to perform whatever they were able: recite a poem, sing a song, do a dance, or play
an instrument.
Christmas presents and Santa Claus were relatively new things in Lithuania during the period of
independence.
Earlier, people celebrated Christmas not for the presents but because it was the birthday of God's Son.
Text was written by : Šarūnas and Simonas
Video was edited by Simonas and dubbed by Šarūnas
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