Santa Claus is a legendary, historic and folkloric figure that gives gifts to children every year at Christmas. Every Christmas Eve, he travels the globe via a sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer. In the span of one evening, he delivers gifts to all the children of the world. Children who have behaved well are rewarded with toys whereas ill-behaved children are given pieces of coal.
Other names[]
- Saint Nicholas
- Kris Kringle
- Father Christmas
Description[]
Santa Claus is described as an elderly, overweight man who wears a red coat and a cap of the same color, a large white beard, a belt and leather boots and carries a sack where he keeps all the toys and gifts that he delivers to children all around the world.
Abilities[]
- Cryokinesis - Some depictions of Santa state that he has power over cold and generates ice and snow in the cities he flies over.
- Omnisence - It is said that Santa knows when children are awake or asleep, hinting towards some degree of omnipresence. If any children are still awake on the night before Christmas, Santa does not appear before them and waits until they fall asleep before delivering presents.
- Time Manipulation - It is speculated that Santa Claus must possess some power over the flow of time in order to complete his billions of deliveries in a single night.
- Roof-climbing skills - To deliver his gifts, Santa Claus will usually park his sleigh on the roof of a house, then proceed to climb across rooftops and drop down chimneys to enter houses and leave presents under the Christmas tree. Given his large physique, it is not clear how Santa can fit down a chimney, unless he also has mass-shifting powers at his disposal.
- Magic Sleigh - Santa travels around the world in a sleigh pulled by eight magical reindeer that can run on the air.
Trivia[]
- Santa Claus was originally depicted as wearing a green coat. His modern red and white garb was popularized by the Coca-Cola Company.