In Sweden, these little folklore characters are called Tomte : tiny, little folk with long beards and pointed hats, who happily look after farmsteads and the animals.
As a thank-you to the Tomte, the people would leave a little bowl of porridge with a pat of butter, 0n their doorsteps at Christmas Eve.
This is a tradition they still continue in Sweden at Christmas.
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