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.
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Who On December 13 Brings Gifts To Children Riding A Donkey That Tows A Cart Accompanied By Her Helper Castaldo Or Castaldn In Other Areas There Is Ges Bambino "Child Jesus".
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Spirits Kobolds Elves After Christianization The Benign Mid Winter Gift Bringer Was Associated With The 4th Century Christian Saint Nicholas Of Myra This Association Took Place.
In Some Areas Of Northern Italy Bergamo Brescia Cremona Lodi Mantova Parma Piacenza Reggio Emilia Verona Trento Udine There Is Santa Lucia A Veiled Blind Old Woman.
The Leader Of The Wild Hunt At The Time Of Yule Santa Claus's Reindeer Has Also Been Compared To Sleipnir The Eight Legged Horse Of Odin In Norse Mythology Jacob Grimm.
In Italy For Example There Are Babbo Natale "Father Christmas" A Local Version Of Santa Claus And The Befana A Witch Like Old Lady That Rides A Broomstick And Brings Candies.
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.
A "Child" Or "Girl" Tradition The "Old Man" Is Frequently Syncretised With The Hagiographical Traditions Of Saint Nicholas And Saint Basil In Some Countries Many Traditions.
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.
It Is An Elf Like Figure Or Tomten Who Comes At Yule And Who Sometimes Also Takes The Form Of A Goat In German Speaking Europe And Latin Europe It Became Associated.
In European Folklore Are Clearly Pre Christian More Specifically Connected With The Yule Midwinter Festival In Germanic Paganism And Are Often Associated With The Figure Of Odin Wodanaz.
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.