At Christmas we sacrifice a turkey to an evergreen tree, which we take into our livingrooms to worship for 12 days. The spirit of the tree, a bearded demon in a red suit with glowing red eyes, honors the prayers of tree worshippers by giving them gifts. Those who are naughty get lumps of coal. But he can be persuaded to bring presents even to the naughty worshippers with bribes of cookies and milk. He is a fire demon, appearing in the livingroom amid the flames on the hearth, which is why the trees are always decorated with imitation electric candles. He has a sock fetish. Some worshipers take advantage of this perversion by hanging up stockings from the fireplace mantel, which the demon will fill with small gifts. None of these gifts may be opened until first light of Christmas Day, for the tree worshipers believe that this would bring great misfortune upon their families.