When my son was in kindergarten, there was a "Santa Claus" on every corner in town—in the shops, on motorcycles, etc. It was completely over the top. He told me they couldn't be real. Of course, I said they weren't real. I don't tell lies, ehy should I?!
So the next day, he came to kindergarten and announced that Santa Claus didn't exist. And then I got a call from the kindergarten teacher...hahaha 😆
And yes, as far as I believe Santa Claus’s image has been taken and distorted from a very old culture in Scandinavia…the Shamans…they dry Amanita on the trees…etc.