On the morning of 6 December, children awake to find their shoes filled with treats. Naughty children receive a little bundle of twigs tied together with a ribbon!
Most children will receive some twigs in addition to their presents, just to represent any times they have been naughty.
Most children will receive some twigs in addition to their presents, just to represent any times they have been naughty.
le Père Fouettard.
He represents the evil butcher who kidnapped the children.
He follows Saint Nicholas. He carries a whip, is dressed in black and his face is the colour of coal.
He brings no presents.
The name Le Père Fouettard comes from the word for
'the whip.' Le fouet = the whip.
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