Gift-giving beyond Santa Claus
He is better known as Papa Noel, while others consider him synonymous with Father Frost and Saint Nick.

Christmas is arguably mainly for children. In fact, most Yuletide traditions revolve around gift giving to kids who have supposedly behaved well all throughout the year.

Jonathan G Meath portrays Santa Claus. | PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF Jonathan Meath (CC BY-SA 2.5) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en
We are familiar with Santa Claus, the modern image made popular by the 30s Coca Cola ad — the reindeer-pulled sleigh-riding jolly good fellow in bright red with a bushy white beard, who hops from home to home to deliver wishlist-noted presents on the 24th of December. In some countries. He is better known as Papa Noel, while others consider him synonymous with Father Frost and Saint Nick.
Meanwhile, other nations consider Los Tres Reyes, the Three Kings, as the actual bearer of gifts, reminiscent of their Biblical role in showering Baby Jesus with gold, frankincense and myrrh.
However, going beyond the usual suspects, there are some traditions who have other forms of gift bearers.
Here are five other peculiar Yuletide well-wishers across different must-visit regions:

The Krampus of Austria | Photo by MatthiasKabel (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en




