• Lumisal@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Funny they say France is Father Christmas but Spain it’s Daddy Christmas when they’re the same words technically. Maybe they confused Papá with Papí?

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      3 days ago

      In French, “papa” is the informal way to call your own father, while “père” describes the relationship.

      I don’t know enough about Spanish to compare, but the french translation feels right to me.

      (Actually… Translating “Noël” into a word that talks about Christ and Masses feels weird to me!)