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Christkind
The Christkind (pronounced [ˈkʁɪstkɪnt] (listen); German for '"Christ-child"'), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of northeastern France, Upper Silesia in Poland, parts of Latin America, in certain areas of southern Brazil, and in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Christkind is called in Portuguese Menino Jesus ("Boy Jesus"), in Hungarian Jézuska ("Little Jesus"), in Slovak Ježiško ("Little Jesus"), in Czech Ježíšek ("Little Jesus"), in Latin America Niño Dios ("Child God") or Niño Jesús ("Child Jesus") and in Croatian Isusić or Isusek ("Little Jesus"), in Silesian Dziyciōntko Jezus (Baby Jesus), in Polish Dzieciątko ("Little baby"). In some parts of Italy, the analogous figure of the Christkind is known as Gesù Bambino ("Child Jesus").
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Christkind
The Christkind is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in regions of Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, parts of Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, France, Upper-Silesia in Poland, parts of Hispanic America, in certain areas of southern Brazil and in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. In Italian, it is called Gesù Bambino, in Portuguese Menino Jesus, in Hungarian Jézuska, in Slovak Ježiško, in Czech Ježíšek and in Croatian Isusić. Promulgated by Martin Luther, explicitly to discourage the figure of St. Nicholas, at the Protestant Reformation in 16th-17th-century Europe, many Protestants changed the gift bringer to the Christ Child or Christkindl, and the date of giving gifts changed from December 6 to Christmas Eve. A gift-bringer familiar to children in Central Europe, the Christkind bears little resemblance to the infant of Bethlehem. The Christkind was adopted in Catholic areas during the 19th century, while it began to be gradually replaced by a more or less secularized version of Saint Nicholas, the Weihnachtsmann in Protestant regions.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Christkind in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Christkind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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