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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I even heard people say that Santa was derived from the figure of Sinterklaas, but I am not sure whether it is true.

Sinterklaas. Santa Claus. Sounds pretty related to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It came to the US by way of Dutch immigrants, so yeah.