Demon: St. Nicholas companion, the Schmutzli, used to inspire terror in the hearts of children. Not so any more, in this kinder and gentler age of child-rearing.
Swiss News › Nbr. 2001, June 2001
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Helvetian Culture - Brief Article
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Demon: St. Nicholas companion, the Schmutzli, used to inspire terror in the hearts of children. Not so any more, in this kinder and gentler age of child-rearing.
For centuries Swiss children have trembled with excitement over the arrival of St. Nicholas. In years past they trembled also-but in dread-over St. Nicholas's ever-present companion Schmutzli, a man in brown, with brown hair...
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