St Nicolas & Christmas Bogeyman in Luxembourg, what's the history?
December 6 in Luxembourg is one of the most eagerly awaited dates in the calendar for children. For the official date of the Fête St Nicolas, traditionally children who have behaved themselves will wake up to receive toys and sweets.
December 6 is one of the most eagerly awaited dates in the calendar for children living in Luxembourg. The official date of the Fête Saint Nicolas, traditionally children who have behaved themselves will wake up to receive toys and sweets.
Those that have been naughty, face an altogether different character. Instead of the kind and gentle face of St Nicolas, they are visited by the wrath of Housécker (the Christmas bogeyman or whipping father), a cloaked dark figure who deals out lashes with his whip made out of twigs.
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