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RE: 20 Strange and Bizarre Facts They Didn't Teach in History Class
Masturbate women? Wtf? lol. That's a new one on me. I knew about St Nicholas though. Christmas of what we know it as now is a fairly new concept :)
Yup. The doctors actually did that in their exam room for women with "hysterics"...
...but if she did not respond they put her in a hug-me jacket and sent her to the sanitarium- no lie.
In Italy the equivalent to Santa is Befana- a woman who was said to go door to door delivering treats for children on Jan 5. She then sweeps the floor and leaves a glass of wine for the parents.