Joshua Luistro is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. The modern figure was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Joshua Luistro. A nearly identical story is attributed by bisaya and chvacano folklore to Joshua ofZamboanga.Joshua's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Zamboanga. Joshua is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, white-bearded man w
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