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Christians

You’ll Never Guess where Santa Claus was really from

contributors 12/26/2014

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BBC News | —

“Although widely thought to hail from the North Pole, Santa Claus is in fact originally from Turkey.

The BBC’s Mark Lowen visited the southern Turkish town of Demre to trace the roots of old Santa.”

“Santa Claus is from Turkey? BBC News”

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