The offering part applies only to some regions. For example in Finland Santa comes after dinner, distributes the presents from a sack and leaves (with older chi

The offering part applies only to some regions. For example in Finland Santa comes after dinner, distributes the presents from a sack and leaves (with older children the santa is commonly skipped and the presents apparate at an opportune moment - "left by elves"). The more interesting question, IMO, is what happened to the goat headed sidekick that accompanied Santa in various regions.