Posts tagged with ‘Christmas’

  • Dec272024
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    The gloomy side of Christmas: La Befana – the Italian Christmas witch

    On her eternal journey to greet Baby Jesus, the Italian Christmas witch, La Befana leaves sweets for children and a…

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  • Dec262024
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    The obscure side of Christmas: the terrifying legend of Père Fouettard of Lorraine

    About one of the many evil helpers of St. Nicholas, coming at Christmas time to punish children, we find the…

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  • Dec252024
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    The Dim Side of Christmas: The Legend of Frau Perchta

    At Christmas time, stories were told about Mrs. Perchta visiting people's homes and checking whether they were doing well or…

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  • Dec232024
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    The Dim Side of Christmas: Hans Trapp – A Child Eating a Scarecrow

    The children of Alsace are often reminded to watch out for Hans Trapp, the cursed baron now disguised as a…

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  • Dec222024
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    Christmas at the Lefferts-Laidlaw home at 136 Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn

    Before Christmas, uninvited guests arrived at the Lefferts-Laidlaw House at 136 Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn and knocked on the door.…

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  • Dec212024
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    Many faces of Santa Claus for Christmas

    Valerie M. Fridland: Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded guy in a red suit who delivers Christmas…

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  • Dec202024
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    Haunting the plastic Christmas tree at the Dorrington Hotel

    The original owner of the Dorrington Hotel in California is said to be haunted by it. One Christmas, the ghost…

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  • Dec192024
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    David Fee – Christmas ghost shot down in Victoria's Bastion Square

    David Fee was on his way to Christmas Mass in Victoria, Canada, when he was accidentally shot down by a…

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  • Dec182024
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    The Murky Side of Christmas: The Haunting Legend of Krampus and Krampusnacht

    At Santa's side you will sometimes find his evil companion, Krampus, who finds children and punishes them if they have…

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  • Dec172024
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    A spooky gathering of Polish kings in the Dragon's Den on Christmas Eve

    Deep beneath the Wawel Hill in Krakow, in caves called the Dragon's Den, a royal gathering is said to take…

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