| Belsnickel | |
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 Man dressed as a modern Belsnickel in his travel attire on his way to scare children in the schools in Norwich, New York. December 2012. | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Delivering punishments to naughty children on Christmas |
Belsnickel (also known as Belschnickel, Belznickle, Belznickel, Pelznikel, Pelznickel, Bell Sniggle[1]) is a crotchety, fur-clad Christmas gift-bringer figure in the folklore of the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany along the Rhine, the Saarland, and the Odenwald area of Baden-Württemberg. The figure is also preserved in Pennsylvania Dutch communities[2] and Brazilian-German communities.[3]
- ^ Adams, Thomas (21 December 1854). "Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah, War - War". Daily Illinois State Journal. p. 2. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Belsnickel Christmas Tradition - Story, Legends". www.indobase.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Castro, Álisson (January 2015). "Percursos de personagens natalinos da Europa para a América: entre familiaridade e estranhamento [Routes of christmas Characters from Europe to America: between familiarity and strangeness]". Métis.