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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Christmas Man! Christmas Man!

Does whatever a Santa can.

Brings a gift, any size.

Laughs aloud when he flies by.

Look out!

Here comes the Christmas Man!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like Christmas lads would bring you shenanigans, cheeky antics and whatnots

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They do actually, iirc Iceland has like 13 different trolls (small elves) with each their own personalities and pranks for people. I think they're also all children of a big ogress who wants to eat misbehaving kids

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Befana?
Krampus?

Let's go for the less commercialised options!
The goat sounds cool too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Krampus does not bring gifts. Krampus punishes naughty children, nice children get presents from Saint Nicholas, but that's usually dec 5/6

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes, it's true, Befana doesn't traditionally other much gift selection either (coal & candy).

But taking away kids is a gift on its own, and things didn't bring gifts until ppl just started doing so (iirc "father Christmas/baby Jesus" in the pic above didn't always do that).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would add the three Magi.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Found the Spaniard 💃

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

In Denmark it's the Yule man. Not really christ associated.

[–] FellowEnt 1 points 2 weeks ago

No love for Black Pete?!