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yew@diasp.eu

Le Père Fouettard: The French Christmas Cannibal

Santa Claus has become the dominant international figure of the holiday season, but he does have a variety of sidekicks depending on where in the world you are. One of the craziest without a doubt is northern and eastern France’s Le Père Fouettard (Father Whipper), a sort of anti-Santa.

Across Europe, traditions have monstrous beings accompany St. Nicholas on his rounds, either as mismatched good cop/bad cop type pairings (Krampus, Necht Ruprecht, Schmutzli) or as stand-alone villains (such as Frau Perchta and Iceland’s feline menace, the Yule Cat). Like mobsters doing their boss’s dirty work, Krampus and Le Père Fouettard set out into the cold December night to deal with the children who have been naughty. They’re more likely to deck the halls with Holly’s bowels than boughs of holly. Children are given a choice: presents or a sound beating with a bag of ashes. If you’ve been naughty, cheeky or not said your prayers, it’s possible an evisceration is all you’ve got to look forward to. Le Père Fouettard basically terrifies you into being good.

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lizzischmidt@pod.geraspora.de

"Alfons met Santa Claus"

26/12/21

[de] Ich war ebenso wie Alfons in den letzten Tagen sehr beschäftigt. Während ich eine gute Zeit mit der Familie verbracht habe , hat Alfons den Weihnachtsmann getroffen und ist nur mit ihm gezogen und philosophiert mit ihm jetzt vermutlich über Gott und die Welt.
Pigmas ist damit auch zu Ende .. Ich möchte mich ganz doll bei allen bedanken, die mitgespielt haben . Es hat mir wirklich superviel Spaß gemacht und es gab immer sehr viele tolle schweinische Überraschungen währen der Adventszeit

<3 Besonderen Dank an alle die mitgemacht haben <3


[en] Like Alfons, I have been very busy in the last few days. While I have spent a good time with the family, Alfons has met Santa Claus and just moved with him and philosophizes with him now probably about God and the world.
Pigmas is also over with it . I would like to thank very much all who have played. I really had a lot of fun and there were always a lot of great piggy surprises during the Advent season.

<3 Special thanks to all who have participated <3


[fr] Tout comme Alfons, j'ai été très occupé ces derniers jours. Alors que j'ai passé un bon moment en famille, Alphonse a rencontré le Père Noël et est parti avec lui, probablement en train de philosopher sur Dieu et le monde.
C'est aussi la fin de Pigmas. Je voudrais remercier tous ceux qui ont joué le jeu. J'ai vraiment eu beaucoup de plaisir et il y a toujours eu beaucoup de surprises porcines pendant la période de l'Avent.

<3 Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont participé <3


[it] Come Alfons, sono stato molto occupato negli ultimi giorni. Mentre io ho passato un buon tempo con la famiglia, Alfons ha incontrato Babbo Natale e si è semplicemente trasferito con lui e ora sta probabilmente filosofeggiando con lui su Dio e sul mondo.
Pigmas è anche sopra... Vorrei dire un grande grazie a tutti coloro che hanno partecipato. Mi sono davvero divertita molto e c'erano sempre un sacco di grandi sorprese per i maialini durante l'Avvento.

<3 Un ringraziamento speciale a tutti coloro che hanno partecipato <3

Besonderen Dank an / Special thanks to / Un merci particulier à / Un ringraziamento speciale a

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