| PART II : The use of the mythical figures in the distribution of toys and their representation
(Father Christmas, Santa Claus, the Three Wise Men).
The role of these figures as mediators which reinforce hope and desire for the
object.
Chairman : Mrs. Arja HARTIKAINEN ; Provincial Museum of Lapland of Rovaniemi ; FINLAND
Lecturers :
- Mr. Jean-Claude BAUDOT ; museologist and collector ; FRANCE
"Saint Nicolas and Father Christmas"
- Mrs. Sirpa KARJALAINEN ; Department of Ethnology ; University of Helsinki ; FINLAND
"The Finnish Jouluppuki"
- Pr. Jean PERROT ; Université Paris-Nord, director of the Institute for Research on Childhood Literature ; FRANCE
"Father Christmas through literary representation"
- Mr. Francesc LLOP I BAYO ; social enthropologist ; Generalitat Valenciana ; SPAIN
"The Three Wise Men"
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