Santa claus, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, what do they all have in common? They're all the same person.
The modern Santa claus is based off of the Dutch Sinterklaas which comes from Turkey's St. Nicholas, the saint of children and sailors.
Sinterklaas was known for riding a white horse along side Black Peter, Black Peter took children away in a sack.
St. Nicholas would throw a sack of coins down the chimney which were collected in socks left out to dry.
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