A Stutenkerl belongs to the

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of , sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man ( is German for 'lad' or 'fellow'). are generally nationally available around Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th), but also regionally around

Saint Martin's Day Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas, sometimes historically called Old Halloween or Old Hallowmas Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November. In the Middle Ages and early modern period, ...

in November in parts of the Rhineland. There are numerous regional names for the , such as , (in the south west), , , , (in North Alsace and Moselle), (Sud Alsace), (in Luxembourg), and (Switzerland). The pastry often features raisins in the place of eyes and a clay pipe. The pipe may have to do with the Reformation, to make the originally catholic bishop figure more secular.

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