January 6th is Three Wise Men Day. You know, the guys who supposedly brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus. They bring the Christmas gifts on January 6th.
In other places, there are traditions like Olentzero and the Tió de Nadal (a log that gives gifts after you hit it with sticks), but they give gifts on Christmas Eve.
@Hayden
Caga Tió is one of my favorite Catalan traditions.
Niall said:
@Hayden
Caga Tió is one of my favorite Catalan traditions.
Not to be picky, but it’s ‘Tió’ without the ‘Caga’ in front. It’s a ‘Tió’ (fire log) and you hit it to make it ‘Cagar’ (poop).
@Lennox
I’ve always called it Caga Tió because I’ve done it since I was a kid in school, and the song goes ‘Caga Tió, Tió de Nadal…’ Most people I’ve met call it Caga Tió.
Niall said:
@Lennox
I’ve always called it Caga Tió because I’ve done it since I was a kid in school, and the song goes ‘Caga Tió, Tió de Nadal…’ Most people I’ve met call it Caga Tió.
‘Caga’ is the command form of the verb ‘Cagar’. When we sing that, we’re telling the ‘Tió’ to poop. We also say ‘Tió de Nadal’ next, not ‘Caga Tió de Nadal’.
@Lennox
I know; I literally grew up in Catalonia and still live here.
Niall said:
@Lennox
I know; I literally grew up in Catalonia and still live here.
Then you know the right name. All is good.
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It’s Zwarte Piet in Dutch. Recently, there’s been a debate about whether Zwarte Piet is racist, and it should be renamed to Roetpiet
@Ella
Not ‘recently.’ This has been going on for years, and let’s not discuss this again.
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In Alsace, there’s ‘Hans Trapp’ who has a similar role.
December 6th is Niklaustag, which isn’t a public holiday, but kids get gifts.
Kids also receive presents during Christening, First Communion, and Confirmation, even though these aren’t holidays and are one-time events.
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@Fifer
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Not really. There are no protests against Nikolaus or his helpers here, and police protection isn’t necessary since this is a newer Dutch tradition. 
At Nikolaus, kids get smaller gifts; children put a boot or small sack outside the door for this. When I was a kid, it always included a Playmobil figure, walnuts, and chocolate.
Campbell said:
@Fifer
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Just token gifts, usually just sweets.
@Fifer
I remember some of my Catholic friends from traditional Bavarian families celebrated ‘Namenstag’ (name day). If your name is Peter, your saint is Petrus (St. Peter), and his day is June 29th.
For some, it was a big deal, sometimes as important as a birthday. I grew up in a pretty irreligious household, so I was a bit jealous.
@Hadi
In my grandparents’ generation, name days were even slightly more significant than birthdays. I never understood the concept.
In Poland:
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@Rio
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Probably Christmas and Birthday are the biggest, while the others are smaller but still larger than just candy or sweets.
@Rio
Kids get something for Easter? I know some people adopt American Easter traditions, but I wouldn’t include that.
Kel said:
@Rio
Kids get something for Easter? I know some people adopt American Easter traditions, but I wouldn’t include that.
What? Are you saying that my great grandparents copied American traditions and passed them down?
Did you never receive anything ‘na zajaczka’?
Edit: After a quick Google search, this makes sense. It seems to be a tradition only in a few western provinces.
‘Where did this custom come from? The Easter Bunny is based on a German custom. Because of our history, it’s known in Silesia, Pomerania, and Greater Poland. Thus, kids in western Poland are familiar with it.’
My family is originally from Greater Poland, and I had no idea that the eastern half of the country lacks this tradition.
In Italy, children receive small gifts, often candy, from the Befana on the evening of January 5th or the morning of January 6th (The Epiphany).
The Befana is an old woman, a kind of witch-like figure mixed with some Santa Claus traditions. She rides a broomstick through the sky and comes down the chimney.
For ‘good’ kids, she leaves candy or other gifts. For the naughty ones, she usually leaves a piece of coal or a wooden stick, especially in Sicily.
There’s a big ‘Befana’ festival around this time in the Marche region.