Deutsche Mythologie Traces The Threatening Or Scary Companions Of Saint Nicholas Such As The Krampus Of The Austro Bavarian Dialect Region To Christianized Versions Of Household.
The Christian Saint Nicholas In Some Parts Of Central Europe There Is A Separate Tradition Of A Young Child Or Fairy Like Being Bringing Presents Known As Christkind Early.
In Many Parts Of Switzerland And Northeastern Italy East Of The Piave River Saint Nicholas Is Also Celebrated On December 6 The Origin Of The Christian Gift Bringer Figures.
Modern England Had Father Christmas A Character Initially Associated With Feasting And Good Cheer Though He Was Not Originally A Gift Bringer From These European Traditions.
One Another And Have Adopted Aspects From Christian Hagiography Even Before The Modern Period In Eastern Slavic Countries The Figure Is Father Frost In Scandinavia.