Can anyone name this santa for me? I bought it yesterday and think it is a santa in a different country?????????????? I welcome comments. barb
I have one similar. Lots of European countries have Father Christmas instead of Santa Claus. Mine wears a maroon and fur outfit but looks nothing like Santa. dooley
gotcha I think he was carrying some sort of staff or something an it got lost...... However it is a cute deco for my fire place. b
desertrat That is my first thought ......RUssian.. Cause of the hat......I have a hat similiar and always liked it .. Thanks.. barb
I have several Old World santa's, they are all carrying either a staff, or lantern. Yours looks like a staff.
He does have a star around his belt, maybe it used to be red and faded. Yes, Russian. Probably Father Christmas.
I'd say you ladies are right on the money with that guess. I googled "Russian Father Christmas." Check it out: http://www.santafanatic.com/CHRISTMAS/G ... 03_124.jpg That looks awfully close . . . And He is quite handsome, I might add. Bsewnsew . . . hang a tiny ornament like you would put on a miniature tree through his fingers! That would be neat . . . When I was a crisis social worker, the gentleman who brought food up for me to stock the pantry had a russian hat. He said it was wonderfully warm. One day I had a woman with a three year old child in my office when he came in donning the hat. The little girl was very inquisitive about it, and said, "Mommy, why does that man have that doggy on his head?" She kept asking, and I tried to keep a straight face. He was so busy that he did not even notice.
