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Where does Santa live? It's a trickier question to answer than you may think

December 25, 2024 10:48 am

Danes say Santa is in Greenland. Sweden suggests Mora is the place, and has built the theme park Santaworld.

Why Santa Claus vs conservatism is no contest

December 25, 2024 6:14 pm

Christmas is a cultural festival that transcends religious faith. And who doesn't like a present?

For children, Santa Claus is more than just a jolly old man in a red suit (Image source: @heathrow_airport/Instagram)

Santa’s sleigh touches down at Heathrow Airport on Christmas: ‘Magical stop’

December 25, 2024 3:39 pm

On Tuesday, Heathrow Airport shared a festive video on Instagram, showcasing the flight information display system with Santa’s arrival timings.

Where is Santa right now? Santa Claus global flight to deliver gifts on Christmas underway

December 25, 2024 8:56 am

With a starting point at the North Pole, the Santa is headed south along the pacific rim and then across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia, while it is delivering around 4.7 billion gifts.

Objecting to Santa attire and Christmas festivities at Kerala school, 3 VHP men ‘threaten’ teachers, arrested

December 23, 2024 8:55 am

It is alleged on the FIR that the accused persons entered the school with a motive to create enmity among different communities on the basis of religion.

The many origins of Santa Claus, from Christian saints to Nordic evil spirits

December 25, 2023 6:45 pm

How did the grandfatherly figure of Santa Claus come to be linked with Christmas and with the tradition of gifting? Here, we take a look at the legends, the economics, and the politics around him.

Don’t let kids dress up as Santa Claus without parents’ permission: District education officer to schools in MP

December 22, 2023 7:15 pm

The order by district education officer Vivek Dubey, issued on December 14, reads, "Students should not be made part of Christmas-related events, including making them dress up or play roles like Santa Claus and Christmas tree, without the written consent of parents, to prevent any untoward situation or incident."

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Merry or scary? Santa's ‘Ho ho ho' mirrors our own ambiguous relationship to laughter

December 28, 2022 11:32 am

The different shades of Santa's laughter mirror the various roles that laughter plays in human societies. It can represent and provide enjoyment but it can also have a darker side: when laughing at someone (as opposed to with them), we exclude them from the group, humiliate and denigrate them

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Noted sand artist creates giant Santa Claus sculpture at Odisha beach Gopalpur

December 25, 2022 3:34 pm

The artist claimed his creation, which weighs 1.5 tonnes and is 60-feet wide. is the world's biggest tomato and sand installation of Santa Claus

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Writing letters to the Christkind, or Santa Claus

November 30, 2022 12:39 pm

Every year, children living in Germany put great effort into their Christmas wish lists. These can be sent to several post offices across the country and addressed to either Santa Claus, St. Nicholas or the Christ Child

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In pictures: Santa Claus' travelogue around the globe

December 23, 2022 6:06 pm

When we think of Christmas, the first image that comes to our mind is that of a man in a red-and-white dress sporting a snow-white beard that hangs till his protruded belly. In the run-up to Christmas, here's how people across the world dressed up as Santa Claus.