Light Installation: Santa's Workshop/North Pole

Light Installation: Santa's Workshop/North Pole

Visit Santa's workshop at the North Pole! Are one of these gifts for you? Follow the lights down Cleveland and 164th to see the jolly red guy in person. Just as there are many winter traditions around the world, there are also names for Santa Claus in different languages. Here are a few the many names for Santa Claus and the spirit of giving he embodies. Traditions are different around the world, but there are some similarities to the story of Santa Claus no matter what name is used. How many of these names do you know?

Father Christmas (United Kingdom)

Papa Noel (Spanish)

Christmas Thaathaa (Tamil)

Christmas Baba (Hindi)

Dun Che Lao Ren (China)

Jultomten (Sweden)

Hoteiosho (Japan)

Kanakaloka (Hawaii)

Sinterklass (Holland)

Saint Nikolaus (Austria)

Agios Vasilios (Greece)

Pere Noel (French)

Weihnachtsmann (German)

Babbo Natale (Italian)

Ded Moroz (Russian)

Suiety Mikolaj (Polish)

Papai Noel (Brazil)

Viejo Pascuero (Chile)

Samichlaus (Switzerland)

Julenissen (Norway)

Mikulas (Hungary)

Kris Kringle (English)

Santa Claus (English)

Jolly Old Saint Nick (English)