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Sack Man, the Glossary

The Sack Man (also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack) is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away.^[1]

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Bogeymen
Brazilian folklore
Haitian folklore
Krampus
Spanish folklore
Spanish legendary creatures

ABC (newspaper)

ABC is a Spanish national daily newspaper.

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The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Armenia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia.

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Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles.

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Babay (Slavic folklore)

Babay or Babai (Бабай) is a night spirit (Bogeyman) in Slavic folklore. Sack Man and Babay (Slavic folklore) are Bogeymen.

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Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

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Bogeyman

The bogeyman (also spelled or known as bogyman, bogy, bogey, and, in North American English, also boogeyman) is a mythical creature typically used to frighten children into good behavior. Sack Man and bogeyman are Bogeymen.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Child Catcher

The Child Catcher is a fictional character in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and in the later stage musical adaptation.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Chort

A chort (Russian: чёрт, Belarusian and Ukrainian: чорт, Serbo-Croatian čort or črt, Polish: czart and czort, Czech and Slovak: čert, Slovene: črt) is an anthropomorphic malign spirit or demon in Slavic folk tradition.

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Coco (folklore)

The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost-like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. Sack Man and Coco (folklore) are Bogeymen, Brazilian folklore, Latin American folklore, Shapeshifting, Spanish folklore and Spanish legendary creatures.

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Crime of Gádor

The crime of Gádor was the name given to the 1910 kidnapping and subsequent murder of a seven-year-old boy by Francisco Leona in Gádor, Almería, Spain.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Dutch language

Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent.

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Father Christmas

Father Christmas is the traditional English name for the personification of Christmas. Sack Man and Father Christmas are Christmas characters.

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Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

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François Duvalier

François Duvalier (14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.

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Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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Giant

In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: gigas, cognate giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance.

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Gunny sack

A gunny sack, also known as a gunny shoe, burlap sack, hessian sack or tow sack, is a large sack, traditionally made of burlap (Hessian fabric) formed from jute, hemp, sisal, or other natural fibres, usually in the crude spun form of tow.

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Haiti

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas.

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Honduras

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Korea

Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.

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Krampus

The Krampus is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December. Sack Man and Krampus are Christmas characters.

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Latin America

Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.

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Lebanon

Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.

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Madam Koi Koi

Madam Koi Koi is a ghost in Nigerian urban legend who haunts dormitories, hallways and toilets in boarding schools at night, while in day schools she haunts toilets and students who come to school too early or leave school late.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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North India

North India, also called Northern India, is a geographical and broad cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population.

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Père Fouettard

paren) is a character who accompanies Saint Nicholas on his rounds during Saint Nicholas Day (6 December) dispensing lumps of coal and/or beatings to naughty children while St. Nicholas gives gifts to the well behaved. He is known mainly in the far north and eastern regions of France, in the south of Belgium, and in French-speaking Switzerland, although similar characters exist all over Europe (see Companions of Saint Nicholas). Sack Man and Père Fouettard are Christmas characters.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Santa Claus

Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa, or Klaus) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. Sack Man and Santa Claus are Christmas characters.

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Sinhalese people

The Sinhalese people (Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children.

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Slovakia

Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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SWI swissinfo

SWI swissinfo.ch is a Swiss multilingual international news and information company based in Bern.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tatar language

Tatar (татар теле, tatar tele or татарча, tatarça) is a Turkic language spoken by the Volga Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia and Crimea.

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The Silbón

El Silbón (The Whistler) is a legendary figure in Colombia and Venezuela, associated especially with Los Llanos region, usually described as a lost soul. Sack Man and The Silbón are Latin American folklore.

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Tonton Macoute

The Tonton Macoute (Tonton Makout) or simply the Macoute, was a Haitian paramilitary and secret police force created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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Vagrancy

Vagrancy is the condition of wandering homelessness without regular employment or income.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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Zona Austral

The Zona Austral (Southernmost Zone) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950 corresponding to the Chilean portion of Patagonia.

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Zona Sur

Zona Sur (Southern Zone) is one of the five natural regions on which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950.

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Zwarte Piet

Zwarte Piet (Schwaarze Péiter; Swarte Pyt), also known in English by the translated name Black Pete, is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas; Saint-Nicolas; Sinteklaas; Kleeschen) in the folklore of the Low Countries. Sack Man and Zwarte Piet are Krampus.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_Man

Also known as Abu I Kees, Abu Kees, Antjie Somers, Bag Man, Bori Baba, Bouchkara, Goni Billa, Hombre del costal, Hombre del saco, Homem do saco, Kharqyt, Man with the Sack, Mangtae yeonggam, Torbalan, Ông ba bị, Ông kẹ.

, The Silbón, Tonton Macoute, Turkey, Ukraine, Vagrancy, Vietnam, Western Cape, Zona Austral, Zona Sur, Zwarte Piet.

Sack Man, the Glossary

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See also

Bogeymen

Brazilian folklore

Haitian folklore

Krampus

Spanish folklore

Spanish legendary creatures

References