Rescuing St. Nicholas from Santa Claus!
“Santa Claus is becoming too popular and it is the Americanization of our society that people are afraid of,” said Wim Kunst, Assen, the Netherlands.

In some places—the Netherlands and Belgium— the goal is simply to delay Santa and everything Christmas until after St. Nicholas (Sinterklaas) is finished on December 6. In others—Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic—the intent is to completely avoid the Weihnachtsmann/, the Christmas Man or Santa in favor of the traditional gift-givers, Sankt Nikolaus for St. Nicholas Day and Christkind who comes at Christmas.
In Austria
In Belgium
In the Czech Republic
In Germany
In the Netherlands
In Switzerland
In Ukraine
SOURCE:
Bowler, Gerry, Santa Claus: A Biography, McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2005. Purchase from amazon.com, amazon.ca or amazon.uk and help support stnicholascenter.org; thank you.