It’s a tradition that dates back more than 100 years and has now broken barriers by including its first Jewish werewolf-godchild! According to local folklore, the seventh son of a family will turn into a werewolf-like creature that eats unbaptized babies.

Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announced on Dec. 23 that she had adopted a young Jewish man as her godson to prevent him from turning into a werewolf-like creature.

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According to Argentine folklore, the seventh son of a family will turn into a werewolf-like creature called "el lobizón" when he turns 13. The lobizón feeds on excrement and unbaptized babies.

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