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Regional Oddities: Did You Know…

…that people in Ghana have not heard of Santa Clause? That’s right, no one here has a clue who Santa Claus is — or Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle for that matter.

A few Lumana volunteers here in the Anloga region of Ghana were trying to explain Santa Claus to the locals the other day and struggled mightily; The Ghanaians they spoke with thought the fact that an old man from the North pole who travels through the air behind reindeer and brings presents to everyone was crazy. Somehow, I agree with them 🙂

Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers is the co-founder of Horizon & Oh Hey World. He worked for Zillow from September of 2005 to January of 2010 on the marketing team managing Zillow’s API program and various online partnerships. Founder of Geek Estate Blog, a multi-author blog focused on real estate technology for real estate professionals, and myKRO.org, a blog devoted to exploring the world of microfinance. As passionate as you get about travel.

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