In France, Pere Fouettard is the character that accompanies St. Nickolas. St. Nickolas brings gifts to the well behaved boys and girls. Pere Fouettard brings a whip to spank the naughty children.
You can use the term Pere for father, or Papa is also used in French.
Im a girl and i say "mon pere" or "mon papa" to speak about my dad and "ma mere"or "ma maman" to speak about mu mother...
The address of the Kress Family Branch is: 333 N. Broadway, De Pere, 54115 2509
do you mean 'pont', which means 'bridge' in French?
he gives the bad kids a spanking
he gives the bad kids a spanking
In France, Pere Fouettard is the character that accompanies St. Nickolas. St. Nickolas brings gifts to the well behaved boys and girls. Pere Fouettard brings a whip to spank the naughty children.
The french have the bogey man- 'La pere fouettard'.
He is the "punishing Santa", who punishes the bad children. (naughty man)
Pere Fouettard goes round with St Nicolas on 6th December (St Nicolas day). Traditionally, whilst St Nicolas gives presents to good children, Pere Fouettard either whips (hence fouettard from the french verb to whip 'fouetter') or gives lumps of coal to bad children. The origins of Pere Fouettard are from a legend and popular song connected with St Nicolas. In the story, three children become lost and fall into the hands of an evil butcher. Having done away with them, he then chops them into little pieces and puts them in a large salting tub. St Nicolas rescues the children, miraculously heals them and reunites them with their families. This legend reinforces St Nicolas' status as a guardian of children and there are many depictions of St Nicolas with three children in a barrel as a result. The evil butcher became Pere Fouettard though these days, rather than whipping or dispensing coal to children, he is more feared because he will tell St Nicolas which children have been naughty and therefore don't deserve a present.
Pere Fouettard is the name for Father Spanker in french. J'ai été mauvais means "I have been bad. The story about Father Spanker is that he is called that in Northern France, and he is opposite of "Pere Noel" (Father Christmas) and spanks bad little children. How's that instead of coal?
mon père - my father
le Père Fouettard
Daughter of my father.
It means "our father" (it should be - Notre Père)
"Mon père" means "my father" in French.