Silly Santas with a 2012 send-off

Happy New Year!

I know in some parts of the world, it is already a New Year!

'The Journey Begins' partial of painting by

Scott Gustafson,

one of my favorite painters!

I thought perhaps we all needed some silliness to end the old year,

and start off the New Year with a big bang smile!!

:0)

colorized vintage clip

and who better to chuckle with, than Santa Claus?!

shopping mall in Hong Kong, 2011 photo cred: Laurent Fievet

So, get your grin on, and let's have some

Santa Fun Around the World!!

Hurrah! Hurrah for the Christmas Ship!

c. 1914

vintage song sheet cover, courtesy of Indiana Music Library

Santa - Old and New!

Siam Ocean World in Bangkok, Santa swimming with leopard sharks

2012 photo cred: Sukree Sukplang

a vintage Christmas card

students in Chandigarh North India, 2012

photo cred: Ajay Verma

vintage clip, courtesy of Dover Books

Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2011

a Christmas card...

David Hasselhoff, 60yrs. old, Southport, England

photo  cred: Solent News/SplashNews

a vintage Christmas card

Santa Claus Fun Run for charities 2012,

Greenwich Park, London, Great Britain

photo cred: Suzanne Plunkett

vintage Santa clip

Yokohama, Japan 2011

Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Aquarium

cred:Itsuo Inouye

bookmakers, ltd.

Marineland Aquatic Park, Antibes, France 2012

photo cred: Eric Gaillard

courtesy Dover Books

Queen Victoria building, Sydney, Australia, 2011

photo cred: Greg Wood

vintage Christmas card

Volunteers of America Sidewalk Santa 109th March

Sidewalk Santa Parade, New York, 2011

vintage Christmas clip

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Santa feeding Khudsiah, a giant Blotched Fantail Ray,

Aquaria, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

'Up, Up and Away!" painting by Scott Gustafson

Scottsdale, Arizona USA Gun Club posing with Santa

photo cred: Joshua Lott

Paper Doll Fun, courtesy of OrigamiBears, 2012

Storkow, Germany, 2011

designer Didi Senft, photo cred: Thomas Peter

cropped graphics from vintage song sheet cover

"The Story Santa Claus Told"

courtesy of Indiana Music Libraries

Santa Speedo Run, Boston Massachusetts, USA

photo cred: Brian Snyder

vintage clip from www.karenswhimsy.com

Yongin, South Korea promotional event, 2011

photo cred: Jo Yong Hak

c. 1914 vintage song sheet cover, courtesy Indiana Music Libraries



and to all, a goodnight...

"Saint Nicholas in his study"

painting by Scott Gustafson

www.scottgustafson.com

Merry Christmas,

and a very Happy New Year!

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costumes, central Beijing market, China, 2011

photo cred: David Gray

A Closet Chatty Cathy...and Holiday Greetings from around the globe

Frohliche Weihnachten

und

ein gluckliches Neues Jahr!

(put those double .. above the 'u' in gluckliches)

(Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in German.)

traditional Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany

photo courtesy of Frank Rumpenhorst

from a wonderful photo series put together by Lane Turner

2011

the town of Basel in the Black Forest, Switzerland

In Switzerland there are 4 languages officially spoken.

French

German

Italian

Romansh

The first three are becoming the more popular 'official' languages,

although there is still a small population that speaks Romansh.

Just thought that was interesting!

:0)

Joyeux Noel!

[again, put those double .. above the 'e' in Noel]

(Merry Christmas in French)

Santa feeding Humboldt penguins in Antibes, France

photo by Eric Gaillard

Buon Natale!

(Merry Christmas in Italian)

the start of the Italian Chievo at San Siro stadium,

Milan, Italy

photo by Alessandro Garofalo, 2011

Sumaj kausay kachun Navidad ch'sisipi

&

Mosoi Watapi sumaj kausaykachun!

Merry Christmas [and I suspect Happy New Year also] in Quechuan

 

Christmas display in Peru

Oh I am having so much fun learning about different Christmas traditions

from around the world!

This is where the Chatty Cathy title comes from.

I LOVE to share the fun things I learn,

and so I tend to write books.

Really.

I went back looking thru my blogs from August to present.

I talk a lot.

A LOT!

I do hope you're having fun with me!

:0)

So, about Peru:

Peruvian population is estimated at around 29.5 million,

 and it is very multi-ethnic;

they've got:

Amerindians (indiginous, or native peoples)

Europeans (gradual immigration from 1820's) 

Africans (arrived with the Spanish around 1620)

and Asians (Chinese arrived to replace slave workers in 1850's).

The main spoken language is Spanish

(thanks to those conquistadors that did their very best to wipe out

anything different than Spain at the time. But hey,

so did all the other 'explorers'....)

Spanish is the first language of 84% of Peruvians over age 5.

The Spanish language co-exists with several native languages,

the most common being Quechua at 13.2%.

Being as over 81% of the people describe themselves as Catholic,

the Christmas season includes mostly religious

and deeply traditional Catholic celebrations.

A nativity scene on Christmas Day in Iquitos, Peru

Well, I've covered Switzerland with its' three major languages of

German, French and Italian.

Then we have traveled across an ocean and a continent to arrive in Peru,

where they speak 2 languages and multiple indiginous languages.

Threw in some Peruvian facts,

and here we are!

So, if I am being sensible,

and NOT writing a book,

I should stop now!

:0)

Oh, okay, here is a lovely and simple scherensnitte pattern:

If you are careful and save your cut outs, you can have 2 lovely cuttings to frame.

See ya' soon, as I have way-more Merry Christmas-es to share!

tee hee

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