Quote Originally Posted by snowblizz View Post
It is kinda curious to watch how some places recombine Santa into existing traditions that he in part originated from. I think the Dutch now have both a St Nicholas and Sinterklaas visiting in december just at different times?
Pretty much, though it differs per family, of course. We get Sinterklaas the 5th of december (as well as the three weeks running up to it) and the 'Kerstman' (literally: Christmas Man) the 25th of december. The Kerstman is pretty much the American Santa Claus as far as I know.