Santa Claus much to Odin, the old blue-hooded, cloaked, white-bearded Giftbringer of the north, who rode the midwinter sky on his eight-footed steed Sleipnir, visiting his people with gifts. […] Odin, transformed into Father Christmas, then Santa Claus, prospered with St Nicholas and the Christchild, became a leading player on the Christmas stage." In Finland Santa Claus is called Joulupukki (direct translation 'Christmas Goat'). Pre-modern representations of the gift-giver from Church history and folklore, notably St Nicholas (known in Dutch as Sinterklaas), merged with the English character Father Christmas to create the character known to Americans and the rest of the English-speaking
Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi film indefinitely" (Film.ru), "The film leaves a sense of confusion" (Metro). Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi Santa Claus. Battle of the Magi () is a 2016 Russian fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Voytinskiy and producers of the tape are Georgiy Malkov, Vladimir Polyakov and Lev Karasev. The film about the girl Masha, who witnesses the battle of monsters with young magicians in the center of Moscow; one of the sorcerers saves the girl and leads her to a secret organization where she learns that Santa Claus truly does exist, and that the New Year is a real magical ritual.