The better phrasing would be “before it was widely accepted by scientists”, geologists weren’t convinced about plate tectonics until we discovered the magnetic striping on the mid Atlantic ridge

“Today St. Nicholas is accompanied by the Krampus. While St. Nicholas gives out treats and presents, the Krampus takes care of the bad children. The Krampus tradition was absorbed and formed to fit Christianity, like the church did with many things, to make themselves more amicable to the pagans”

“Krampus is a mythical creature from before Christianity, a pagan creature from the woods. They would appear on the night of the 5th December and look for bad children, put them into their sacks, and drag them through the snow. They dressed in animal skins, huge loud bells, and with a large sack”