Today, we learned about “Le Père Fouettard” (“The whipping father") AKA the “Bogey man”. Intrigued? Find out more information on the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pere_Fouettard
He can be seen as the “bad Santa” in the run up to Christmas in certain parts of France and Switzerland. When Santa gives presents to the well-behaved children, "le Père Fouettard" would appear with his whips as a threat to ward off any naughty behaviour.
It originated from folklore (much like the London legend of Sweeney Todd) . To this day, he’s used to scare little kids into being good. The sack of coal threat seems mild now!
Quelle horreur! We were all speechless. Apparently Laura Salamin actually met "le Père Fouettard" while living in Switzerland. So it's all true!
Tahnee also met him while living in Germany! Pauvre petites!
3 comments:
Pauvres petites indeed. That soundes desperate. I do have a small niece though who has asked her father to punch Santa on the nose if he comes anywhere near her house. She wants somebody else to bring her presents. Perhaps she has heard of this Fouettard character and has a bad conscience!
The first comment was only removed because I can't spell, spotted a mistake and don't know how to edit. I wish I wasn't like this.
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