Swiss folklore
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Swiss folklore preserves clear pre-Christian elements of Gallo-Roman and Germanic mythology.
- Artio, a Celtic goddess of wildlife, is specifically known from Switzerland.
- Barbegazi
- Böögg, or bogeyman, of the Sechseläuten festival
- Dragonet "little dragons" tales originated in Switzerland during the Middle Ages.
- Fasnacht
- Jack o' the Bowl is a house spirit of Switzerland.
- Rosmerta, Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility and abundance
- Samichlaus leads a donkey laden with treats and toys for children.
- Schmutzli, St. Nicholas' sooty helper (see Companions of Saint Nicholas)
- The Singing Fir Tree, a Swiss fairy tale
- Schnabelgeiss, a tall goat with a beak in Ubersitz
- Treicheln
- Chlausjagen
- Übersitz
- Huttefroueli (or Greth Schell), an old woman who carries her husband on her back
- Tschäggätä [1]
- Vogel Gryff (the Griffin Bird)
legends connected with pre-Confederate Switzerland (Alemannia)
- Saint Gall
- Magnus of Füssen
- Saint Fridolin, patron of Glarus
legends connected with the Old Swiss Confederacy
