Babouschka was an Old Russian woman who deliberately misled the three wise men as to the whereabouts of Bethlehem so they would not find Jesus.
Later
Babouschka was overcome by remorse and set off after them to put things right
but she could not find them.
As
a result, to this day, on January 5, it is believed Babouschka visits Russian
children leaving gifts at their bedsides in the hope that one of them is the
baby Jesus and she will be forgiven.
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