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no, there are no elves or other magical beings associated with the Christmas in Ethiopia.
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no, there is no special greetings but it is for Christmas so you say merry Christmas .
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Jesus
Jesus
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There are two figures associated with Christmas. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas. Since the Christian celebration was laid over an ancient pagan time of celebration the name "Christmas" has survived as an identifier for that day although pagan traditions dominate the holiday. The most well known secular Christmas figure is, of course, Santa Claus who is a conglomeration of gift giving father figures from many different ancient cultural traditions. See related questions by clicking on the related questions tab on the left.