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Christkind: How this Christmas Gift-Bringer Differs from Santa Claus

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Christkind: How this Christmas Gift-Bringer Differs from Santa Claus

Detail of a vintage Christmas postcard showing Christkind.

Christkind is a Christmas gift-bringer in certain European countries. Like its more famous counterpart, Santa Claus, Christkind is said to leave presents for children under the Christmas tree on the night of Christmas Eve.

This gift-giver is popular in such European countries as Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Often considered to be the traditional Christmas gift-giver of these countries, the story of Christkind begins in the 16th century.

The Emergence of the Christkind

One of the most significant events in the history of Western Christianity, the Protestant Reformation, took place during this period. This movement was initiated by the German theologian Martin Luther. It was this same Luther who came up with the idea of the Christkind.

Up until Luther’s time, German children were told that gifts were brought to them during the Christmas period by Saint Nicholas (a 4th century Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor). Saint Nicholas is said to have brought gifts to children on the 6th of December, which was his feast day.

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