#CompanionsOfChristmas #4: The Krampus! The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
#CompanionsOfChristmas 3: Piet! Piet is Santa’s chief lieutenant, in charge of managing operations at the North Pole. When Piet met Santa, he was a young castle page on the eve of being made squire, but his lord was a wicked knight who had contrived to capture the saint. 1/
I started a collection of Christmas characters last year, and I'm gonna add to it this year), posting one per day through the 23rd. #CompanionsOfChristmas 1: Santa Claus, or Saint Nicolas (“Santa” means “Saint,” and “Claus” is short for “Niklaus/Nicolas)! 1/
