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2. Krampus - Wikipedia

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   1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.

3. Companions of Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia

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   He is a rather scary creature who visits children at Christmas time and delivers socks or shoes full of candy, but if the children were not good, they will find coal in their stockings instead. In parts of the United States in the 19th century, "Pelznickel" traditions were maintained for a time among immigrants at least as far west as the US ...

4. Kallikantzaros - Wikipedia

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   Additional ways to keep them away included marking one's door with a black cross on Christmas Eve and burning incense. [6] According to legend, any child born during the twelve days of Christmas was in danger of transforming into a kallikantzaros during each Christmas season, starting with adulthood. It was believed that the antidote to prevent ...

5. Have a very creepy Christmas with Krampus at Fall River's ...

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   Krampus, the Naughty List’s answer to Santa Claus, will be stopping by the Historic Lizzie Borden House in Fall River on Dec. 17 and 18.

6. 37 Christmas horror movies to stuff your stocking full of scares

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   In this scary Christmas film, St. Nicholas is a child-killer who rises from the dead whenever there's a full moon on December 5. Instead of leaving presents for good little boys and girls, he ...

7. Icelandic Christmas folklore - Wikipedia

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   Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behavior. The folklore includes mischievous pranksters who leave gifts at night and monsters who eat disobedient children.

8. Elf on the Shelf is a creepy little spy who has no ... - AOL

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   Christmas is here again. The time for peace, hope, joy and that creepy Elf on the Shelf. | Letters to the editor Elf on the Shelf is a creepy little spy who has no place at Christmas.

9. Yule cat - Wikipedia

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   The Yule cat (Icelandic: Jólakötturinn, IPA: [ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏrɪn], also called Jólaköttur and Christmas cat [1]) is a huge and vicious cat from Icelandic Christmas folklore that is said to lurk in the snowy countryside during the Christmas season and eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve. In other versions of ...