1) First item: Goblins, Gnomes, and “Magical Elves”
In many homes, figures of Christmas elves, gnomes, or goblins have become common: dolls with long hats, pointed ears, mischievous smiles, or “naughty elves” that move around the house as part of a game.
The warning is clear: Christian Christmas celebrates Christ, the Holy Family, the angels, and the shepherds, not “forest spirits” or folkloric beings.
The problem, from this perspective, is not the doll itself, whether made of plastic or ceramic, but what it represents and how it is used:
When they are given names, spoken to, or treated as if they “were alive,” it creates a dynamic of superstition disguised as play.
A symbolism of “magic” and “mischief” is established where there should be adoration, faith, and reverence.
In simple terms: if something in your decorations occupies a place of honor and doesn’t point to Christ, it distracts you.
What to do: remove them without fear, decisively, and replace that space with clear symbols of faith (angels, a nativity scene, a star, biblical texts, a meaningful Advent wreath, etc.).
2) Second object: “lucky” and “prosperity” amulets mixed with Christmas
This includes objects that many people place “to bring good things” in the new year:
Horseshoes
Elephants with their trunks raised
Coins tied with red ribbons
Evil eye amulets
Shamrocks, frogs of abundance, and other similar symbols
According to this warning, the conflict isn’t aesthetic: it’s spiritual. Christmas is about trusting in God’s providence, not in “energies,” “chance,” or “lucky objects.”
When amulets are mixed with the nativity scene or the Christmas tree, the inner message becomes contradictory:
“For spiritual matters, I trust in God… but for material matters, I trust in this other thing.”
And this division ends up generating unease, fear, and a constant search for control. Instead of gratitude, anxiety arises to “ensure” good fortune.
