Christkind
Sign in to saveAlso known as Christkindchen, Krishkringle, Krishkinkle, Kriskinkle, Kris Kingle
thumb|Christkind The Christkind (; ), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Southern Germany and Western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of northeastern France, Upper Silesia in Poland, parts of Latin America, in certain areas of southern Brazil, and in the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Christkind
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Nikolaus, Ayaz Ata and Ded Moroz
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Christian
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Christkindl, Menino Jesus, Jézuska, Ježiško, Ježíšek, Niño Jesús, Isusek, Dziyciōntko Jezus, Aniołek, Dzieciątko
- Mythical creature.Country
- Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Portugal
- Mythical creature.Region
- Southern Germany, Central Europe, Balkans, Eastern Europe
- Mythical creature.Habitat
- Heaven
- Mythical creature.image
- 250px
- Mythical creature.caption
- Opening of the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg by the Christkind
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- Christkindlesmarkt prolog 2009.jpg
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thumb|Christkind The Christkind (; ), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Southern Germany and Western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of northeastern France, Upper Silesia in Poland, parts of Latin America, in certain areas of southern Brazil, and in the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
Christkind is called in Portuguese ("Boy Jesus"), in Hungarian ("Little Jesus"), in Slovak ("Little Jesus"), in Czech ("Little Jesus"), in Latin America ("Child God") or ("Child Jesus") and in Croatian ("Little Jesus"), in Silesian Dziyciōntko Jezus (Baby Jesus), in Cieszyn Silesian Aniołek ("Little Angel"), in Polish ("Little baby"). In some parts of Italy, the analogous figure of the Christkind is known as ("Child Jesus").