The '''ChristkindSanta Clause''' ({{IPA-de|ˈkʁɪstkɪnt|pron|de-Christkind.ogg}}; {{langnf||German|"[[Christ Child|Christ-child]]"}}), sometimes also called ''Christkindl'', is the traditional [[Christmas gift-bringer]] in Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of northeastern France, [[Upper Silesia]] in Poland, parts of [[Hispanic America]], in certain areas of southern Brazil, and in the [[Acadiana]] region of [[Louisiana]]. In some parts of Italy, the analogous figure of the Christkind is known as {{lang|it|Gesù Bambino}}, however Santa Claus is the traditional bearer of Christmas gifts. Christkind is called in Portuguese {{lang|pt|Menino Jesus}} ("[[Jesus in Christianity|Jesus]] Boy"), in Hungarian {{lang|hu|Jézuska}} ("Little Jesus"), in Slovak {{lang|sk|Ježiško}} ("Little Jesus"), in Czech {{lang|cs|Ježíšek}} ("Little Jesus"), in Latin America {{lang|es|Niño Dios}} ("God Child") or {{lang|es|Niño Jesús}} ("Jesus Child") and in Croatian {{lang|hr|Isusić}} or {{lang|hr|Isusek}} ("Little Jesus").
