Advent Calendar 6. Game

iroh

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Originates in Finland, evil spirit that resemble a goat-man that demands leftover food.
 

Joe Kidd

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Feast of Saint Knut, is a traditional festival celebrated in Sweden and Finland on 13 January.
 

HelenBack

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Nuuttipukki is the rather mean spirited Finnish version of "Santa Claus"... More like Krampus.. Kinda goat like. The Finnish Christmas Goat! :-D He goes thru the house eating any food he can find. Typical goat! lol
 

Lucky Dan

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Nuuttipukki is scary character (usually young men) dressed like goat who were walking on 13th of January from house to house and demanded leftovers of alcoholic beverages
 

Dilligan

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From Finland. People dressed like goats portraying Evil spirits that would go door to door demanding gifts and left overs.
 

Wonder

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Nuuttipukki is Saint Knut's Day, celebrated on the 13th of January in Sweden and Finland. It is named after a Danish duke who was canonized. It is the day when the Christmas tree is taken down and all the edible decorations are eaten.
 

Michael-X

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Nuuttipukki's origin is Finnish (Finland). It means "goat man" and is meant to be a Krampus-like figure.
 

vasil-vs

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In Finland, the nuuttipukki as they are called were evil spirits who would go door to door demanding gifts and leftovers from the Yule feast.
 
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