The first edition of the International Santa Clause Festival began on 3 December in Demre, Turkey -- noted as the birthplace of St. Nicholas in the 4th century AD.
Prvi Međunarodni festival Djeda Mraza otvoren je 3. prosinca u Demreu, u Turskoj -- gradu koji se smatra rodnim mjestom Svetog Nikole u 4. stoljeću naše ere.