Advent Calendar 6. Game

Dubjean

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originates in Finland and means goats... the men would dress as goats and if not paid would do evil deeds
 

silverspurs

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Is a finnish mask that os the evil santa... man dressed with sheep skins go house to house demanding food or more likely alcoholic beverages, and if they don't receive it, they make evil pranks to people.
 

JWillow

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Origin: Finland
Seems to be a scary creature that demanded food and leftover alcoholic beverages or committed evil deeds. Also something with young men dressed as goats (inverted fur jacket, a leather or birch bark mask, and horns).
 

Alice Kingsleigh

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Hi !

Nuuttiukukki (also Nuuttiukki as a dialect) are children in disguise who move from house to house in parts of Finland on Nuuti Day, January 13. They perform a song and usually receive a small reward for it. In Western Finland, the old tradition that has continued to this day is reminiscent of Easter in the north and east of Finland.
 

Chris Twoshots

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In Finland young men dressed as Nuuttipukki (goats) would visit houses on 13th January. They demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages. If they didn't get anything they committed evil deeds. Nowadays the character is usually played by children for fun.
Chris Twoshots
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Manitou

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Nuuttipukki comes from Finland and is another christmas creature that is often portrayed with horns and goat like features in a human body. Nuuttipukki aka Christmas goat. The name is better known as 'christmas goat' or 'the yule goat'
 

.xPsychox.

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Nuuttipukki ( Saint Knut's Day ), or the Feast of Saint Knut, is a traditional festival celebrated in Sweden and Finland on 13 January. It is not celebrated on this date in Denmark (the Knut day was moved in Sweden, not in Denmark) despite being named for the Danish prince Canute Lavard, and later also associated with his uncle, Canute the Saint, the patron saint of Denmark. Unlike Santa Claus, Nuuttipukki was a scary character. The men dressed as nuuttipukki wandered from house to house, came in, and typically demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages. Unless Nuuttipukki received a salary from the host, he committed evil deeds.
 

Colin Morrigen

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In Finland, children dress up as nuuttipukki (lit. "goat", a masked demonic figure or Wild Man, similar to Krampus or Belsnickel) and visit houses in a trick-or-treat kind of ritual, on the feast of nuutinpäivä (= the Feast of Saint Knut, 13 January, when the Christmas tree is taken down).
 

Vagabonden

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Saint Knut's Day, or the feast of Saint Knut.

Canute Lavard was a Danish duke who was assassinated by his cousin, so he could usurp the Danish throne.
In the aftermath of his death there was a civil war, which led to Knut being later declared a saint, and 7 January became Knut's Day, but it got changed later on to another day.
 

SUPERSKOUPIDIARIS

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On nuutinpäivä, a tradition has been observed which is somewhat analogous to the modern Santa Claus, where young men dressed as goats (Finnish: nuuttipukki) would visit houses. Usually the dress was an inverted fur jacket, a leather or birch bark mask, and horns. Unlike Santa Claus, Nuuttipukki was a scary character (cf. Krampus). The men dressed as nuuttipukki wandered from house to house, came in, and typically demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages. Unless Nuuttipukki received a salary from the host, he committed evil deeds.
 

starshaped

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Nuuttipukki is Finnish and is a goatlike figure. Nuuttipukki appears on St Knut's Day which is celebrated in Finland and Sweden on 20th day Yule. Nuutti derives from Knut & pukki means goat. In Finland boys dress up as goats on St. Knut's day & in Sweden 20th day Yule marks the end of the holiday season & the Christmas tree is danced around before being plundered & finally thrown out. In some parts of Sweden it is still the Christmas goat who hands out presents at Christmas Eve on December 24th instead of Santa. The goat is believed to be one of those used by the Old Norse God of thunder Thor to pull his cart, but the goat could also symbolise the devil in the Christian religion.
 

Lucky Dan

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Nuuttipukki is finnish word for St. Knut´s Day celebrated on 13th of January.
Celebrated mostly in Sweden and Finland, St. Knut´s day originates from Denmark - from assassinated Danish Prince Canute Lavard, who was canonized in 1170 by his triumphant son.
 

SpiderMike

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Originated from a pagan mid-winter festival marked by an elaborate feast, called Yule, in Finland. Nuuttipukki were evil spirits, portrayed by men dressed in fur jackets, birch bark masks, and horns. They would go door to door to demand gifts and scrounge for leftover food. If they didn’t get what they wanted, they would make loud noises and scare children.
 
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