that is when Krampus the devil (Men dressed up in costumes) patrol the streets on St Nicholas Night to teach naughty kids a lesson. There is also a special day for the nice kids. On the night of December 5, the children clean and polish their shoes and leave them outside the door before going to sleep. the  next morning, their shoes filled with nuts, lollies, and small gifts from St Nicholas. 

As well as hoping for presents from Christkind or der Weihnachtsmann, some children also hope that 'der Nikolaus' will bring you some small gifts, such as sweets and chocolate on the 6th December (St Nicholas's Day). He comes in the night between the 5th and the 6th and puts the presents into the shoes of children, who usually place them by their doors. He might also knock on the door and the children will have to sing a song, play a song on an instrument or tell a story to St Nicholas before he gives them their presents.