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What do Polish children call Santa Claus? [12]
well... i'll try to explain it
Gwiazdor (from gwiazda = star, stella) - its the name of SC (santa claus ;p) used mostly in Wielkopolska and in Kaszuby - its basically similar to SC, it has a bag with gifts and a birch - and, he punish or rewards kids. his name originated from the name of 'gwiazda' - it's the most common artifact of carollers - they still sometimes are walking from house-to-house, and, for small amount of money they can give a gift to children etc (of course, they receive money and gifts from parents of those children).
Dziadek Mróz - "Дед Мороз", "Father Frost" - its also similar to SC, but he has different clothes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ded_Moroz is a quite reliable source :>.
if you have any other question, dont hesitate to ask them :>
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ah, i'd forgot to add: in poland, there is a feast called 'Mikołajki" (from Mikołaj= Nicholaus) - its on 6th of december. On this day kids get gifts from Mikołaj/Gwiazdor.
but this is confusing me a bit (despite i'm from poland, so it shouldnt)- sometimes children get gifts on 6th, sometimes on christas ave (Wielkanoc)- well... i've no idea why :/