Santa Claus

E5879

cultural icon folklore character legendary figure mythical being

Santa Claus is a legendary, gift-giving figure in Western culture typically depicted as a jolly, bearded man in a red suit who delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Santa Claus canonical	80
Kris Kringle	12
Santa	3
Sinterklaas	3
Father Christmas	2
Saint Nicholas	2
St. Nicholas	2
Heiliger Nikolaus	1
Kris Kringle (character)	1
Mikuláš	1
Père Noël	1
Sankt Nikolaus	1
Santa Claus (seasonal, in-series)	1
Santa Claus as chubby and plump	1
Santa Claus deliver gifts around the world	1
Santa Claus mythos	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural icon ⓘ folklore character ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythical being ⓘ
activity	delivering presents to children ⓘ
activityTime	Christmas Eve ⓘ surface form: Christmas Eve night night of December 24 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Santa Claus ⓘ surface form: Father Christmas Santa Claus ⓘ surface form: Kris Kringle Santa Claus ⓘ surface form: Saint Nicholas Santa Claus ⓘ surface form: Sinterklaas Santa Claus ⓘ surface form: St. Nicholas
appearance	elderly man ⓘ jolly ⓘ overweight ⓘ white-bearded ⓘ
associatedConcept	Christmas spirit ⓘ charity ⓘ generosity ⓘ naughty and nice list ⓘ
associatedDrink	milk ⓘ
associatedFood	cookies ⓘ milk and cookies ⓘ
associatedObject	Christmas presents ⓘ Christmas stockings ⓘ Christmas tree ⓘ North Pole ⓘ surface form: North Pole workshop elves ⓘ reindeer ⓘ sack of toys ⓘ sleigh ⓘ
culture	Western culture ⓘ
domain	folklore ⓘ holiday traditions ⓘ popular culture ⓘ
holiday	Christmas ⓘ surface form: Christmas Day
holidayEve	Christmas Eve ⓘ
home	North Pole ⓘ
moralFunction	discouraging bad behavior ⓘ rewarding good behavior ⓘ
notableReindeer	Blitzen ⓘ Comet ⓘ Cupid ⓘ Dancer ⓘ Prancer ⓘ surface form: Dasher Donner ⓘ Prancer ⓘ Rudolph ⓘ Vixen ⓘ
originInfluence	British Father Christmas tradition ⓘ Dutch Sinterklaas tradition ⓘ Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
popularizedBy	19th-century American literature ⓘ Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ⓘ illustrations by Thomas Nast ⓘ
primaryAssociation	Christmas ⓘ
pulledBy	reindeer ⓘ
religiousContext	associated with Christian Christmas traditions ⓘ not part of Christian doctrine ⓘ
residence	North Pole ⓘ
role	gift-bringer ⓘ
spouse	Mrs. Claus ⓘ
symbolOf	Christmas season ⓘ commercial Christmas ⓘ holiday cheer ⓘ
typicalClothing	black belt ⓘ black boots ⓘ red hat with white pom-pom ⓘ red suit ⓘ white fur trim ⓘ
typicalRecipients	children ⓘ
usedIn	Christmas music ⓘ advertising ⓘ children's books ⓘ films ⓘ television specials ⓘ
vehicle	flying sleigh ⓘ

Referenced by (113)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christmas → associatedFigure → Santa Claus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas

Christmas → associatedFigure → Santa Claus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Father Christmas