Kaw kaw is a variant of boogeyman from the Maltese folklore.
Kaw kaw strolls the streets at night.
He is able to smell a person's guilt and is capable of entering their homes by extending and contracting his snail-like body through any crack or fissure.
Once inside he is said to grin, with a toothless gaping mouth, at his hapless...
Another version of the creature exists in Wardija, where the Kaw Kaw is described as a massive giant who could traverse the Maltese islands in a few steps.
The Kaw Kaw was believed to favour hunting for guilty individuals between Christmas and the first week of February, as shown by a Maltese proverb: Il-Gaw-Gaw joħroġ lejlet il-Milied f'nofs il-lejl; jekk isib mustaċċih miblula, jgħid: Ix-xita għaddiet; jekk isibhom nexfin, igħid: Ix-xitwa gadha ġejja, "The Gaw-Gaw comes out on Christmas Eve at midnight and if his whiskers are damp, he says, 'Winter has passed', if he finds them dry, he says, 'Winter is still to come'".
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