Ash Kelley
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That's actually what I'm naming my firstborn.
It kind of just reminds me of Snickers.
Okay, so Belsnickel is a man from southwestern German lore.
Yeah, I feel like that's where they're all from.
But he traveled to the United States and he lived on in Pennsylvania in Dutch customs.
Yeah, the Pennsylvania Dutch.
So he comes to children sometimes before Christmas and he wears like old clothes and like raggedy fur clothes.
And he carries a switch, kind of like Krampus, to frighten the kids.
Oh, well, at least he has candy, too.
To reward them for their good behavior.
So if you're like a little bitch, he's going to hit you with a switch.
And if you want candy, he'll give you some.
In modern day retelling of the story, the switch is only used for noise to warn the kids that they have to be good before Christmas.