Weihnachtsaufzug 1848
1848 illustration by an unknown artist, Weihnachtsaufzug
The substitute for St. Nicholas being acceptable among German Protestants was Christkindl (“Christ child”), typically represented by a young woman. In this 1848 illustration by an unknown artist, Weihnachtsaufzug (“Christmas Lift”), the female is probably Christkindl and the assistant is probably Knecht Ruprecht.