23 Creatures and Characters Related with Christmas and Winter Holidays

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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2022
  • We all heard about Santa Klaus and Saint Nicholas. They are practically the icons of the winter holidays.
    But in different cultures there are many more characters and creatures related to Christmas. I will present to you 23 of them:
    - The Nisser
    - The Yule Goat
    - Zwarte Piet
    - Frau Perchta
    - Straggele
    - Gryla
    - The Yule Lads
    - The Yule Cat
    - The Grinch
    - Belsnickel
    - Olentzero
    - Knecht Ruprecht
    - Kallikantzaroi
    - Père Fouettard
    - Krampus
    - Jack Frost
    - Ded Moroz
    - The Snow Maiden
    - Lussi
    - The Lutins
    - Rudolph
    - Hans Trapp
    - La Befana
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Komentáře • 35

  • @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472
    @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472 Před 8 měsíci +9

    I love the idea of an exhausted parent coming up with one of these creatures off the top of their head.

  • @Zman_1123
    @Zman_1123 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Perchta and the 3 woman will be the best friend group, especially about being truthful.

  • @Azg4l0R1
    @Azg4l0R1 Před rokem +14

    I love how the grinch is a "fictional" character. As a Greek i can say you are the only one i saw reading kalikantzaroi correct.

    • @JK-cs1be
      @JK-cs1be Před 10 měsíci +2

      Don't forget cat like

  • @danielled1720
    @danielled1720 Před rokem +11

    Can you add the Christmas spider if you do another list? I always liked the story after I heard it from my German neighbor.

    • @MythosTheHistorian
      @MythosTheHistorian  Před 7 měsíci +3

      Heard you! :) czcams.com/video/A41DyNb9bqs/video.html Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

  • @nikoknightpuppetproduction369
    @nikoknightpuppetproduction369 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I love these types of videos. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @myragroenewegen5426
    @myragroenewegen5426 Před 7 měsíci

    I like this idea that Hans Trapp isn't involved in disciplining naughty kids directly, but rather, like the Ghosts of A Christmas Carol, his own past suffering is just so impactful that it's generally accepted he convinces the wayward to reform themselves with words of genuine concern alone. Since it seems he leave no sign, I bet it's possible for kids to imagine that those he visits would never tell -- he silently reforms children yearly, helping other kids to forgive moral grievances with their peers in time for Christmas, since they can hope for a new start to such relationships in the new year.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Před rokem +5

    Thanks for the video and keep up the great work. I hope you, your family and friends all have a good holiday 🥃 Sláinte

    • @MythosTheHistorian
      @MythosTheHistorian  Před rokem +2

      Thank you mate! I wish you great moments for you , family and friends these holidays! Cheers!

  • @frogdogink4415
    @frogdogink4415 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Fascinating. Well Done. ☃️🎄

  • @kimberlymurphy418
    @kimberlymurphy418 Před 7 měsíci

    These are fascinating 😊

  • @maccurtis730
    @maccurtis730 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Belsnickel description sounds like the second ghost in "A Christmas Carol".

  • @greywolfwalking6359
    @greywolfwalking6359 Před rokem +3

    Awesome bit of history..! A good bit of this was/is incorporated into my Christmas celebration traditions!! And I wondered where it all came from..
    NOW I know!! Thanks!!
    🎄👍🐺🎅🧙‍♂️🦊👍🎄

  • @Casper0008
    @Casper0008 Před rokem +2

    Basically Christmas characters commit war crimes on naughty children

  • @thenotoriousgryyn342
    @thenotoriousgryyn342 Před 7 měsíci

    Very Cool 👍

  • @jeweltara
    @jeweltara Před rokem +3

    this was informative now in the future when i have kids and they realize there is no way one man in a sleigh could do all that work in one night I can say "you're right i guess it's time I told you about Santa's real helpers"

    • @shirleymaemattthews4862
      @shirleymaemattthews4862 Před rokem

      But elves are real, according to me lol

    • @jeweltara
      @jeweltara Před rokem

      @@shirleymaemattthews4862 yes but they are tasked with all the little stuff that keeps things running workshop maintenance cookie quality control and making sure ole saint nick still gets his checks for allowing Coca-cola to use his likeness

  • @carolyncolebeck6945
    @carolyncolebeck6945 Před rokem +1

    Yuki onna

  • @bradonbyrd8061
    @bradonbyrd8061 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Oh how interesting

  • @ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg
    @ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg Před 7 měsíci

    Yez how right you are

  • @meganalvarez8502
    @meganalvarez8502 Před rokem +1

    Scary

  • @sassillama9873
    @sassillama9873 Před 7 měsíci

    Black Pete is black because he goes down the chimney and is covered with soot

  • @josuesepulveda6850
    @josuesepulveda6850 Před rokem

    ❤️

  • @Jussi138
    @Jussi138 Před 7 měsíci

    you didn't mention Joulupukki and Nuuttipukki.

  • @kaylalafountain3015
    @kaylalafountain3015 Před rokem +2

    Cool I'm factioated by this

  • @seanluve
    @seanluve Před rokem

    black Pete is my kinda brother

  • @Zman_1123
    @Zman_1123 Před 9 měsíci +2

    If I could be St. Nicolas’s side kick, I will be a man wearing a Cotton sweater with a shirt & tie and jade green slacks. I will teach the good kids how to dress up nicely for church, The naughty kids will get to mine for silver or emeralds for misbehaving.

  • @myragroenewegen5426
    @myragroenewegen5426 Před 7 měsíci +1

    It's absolutely an oversight not to mention that the Zwate Piet character comes with controversy. Zwarte Piet is Santa's black slave, who often serves the role of punishing children, while Santa rewards them. Contemporary people have tried to cast him as simply Santa's friend, but this is such a fundamental reinvention and such a dodge of the inherent racism involved that, I at least would argue that this is a blackface character we should leave in the past, explaining it for what it is to children and others whenever it comes up.