Evil Krampus Xmas card |
Krampuses are horned, anthropomorphic folkloric figure, "half-goat, half-demon," who during the Catholic Christmas season punish children who have misbehaved, in contrast to Saint Nick, who rewards the well-behaved with little gifts.
Krampuses are companions of Saint Nicholas in regions including Austria, Bavaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, and Northern Italy along with Black Pete.
Black Pete, Santa's Euro elf |
In traditional parades and in such events as the Krampuslauf ("Krampus run"), young men dressed as the ogres participate. Such events occur annually in most Alpine towns.
Krampuses are also featured on holiday greeting cards called Krampuskarten. More
Krampuses are also featured on holiday greeting cards called Krampuskarten. More
Rise of Krampus, Creepy Christmas
The Moorpass [Krampus] troupe from Maishofen, Austria (© Moorpass Maishofen/C2C). |
Krampus (creepychristmascoloringbook/com) |
Krampus, the European horned Christmas Devil character, has increasingly been
featured in movies, TV, greeting cards, and ads, as well as parades in
North America and Europe.
Krampus expert Al Ridenour (facebook) the stuttering historian, researcher, and author of The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas joins co-host Connie Willis to discuss how this darkly folkloric figure is once again becoming iconic
and why its true history and meaning is still a guarded secret.
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Winter has an even darker and richer lore than Halloween according to artist, researcher, and author Sam Shearon.
His creepy Christmas coloring book has a variety of traditional and legendary beliefs from around the world, including stories of characters and creatures like Grýla, Santa Claws, Rabid Rudolph, the Grimace Tree, the Yule Cat, the Abominable Snowman (Yeti, Yakshi, Rakshasa), and more. It's fearsome festive cheer. More + Audio
Winter has an even darker and richer lore than Halloween according to artist, researcher, and author Sam Shearon.
His creepy Christmas coloring book has a variety of traditional and legendary beliefs from around the world, including stories of characters and creatures like Grýla, Santa Claws, Rabid Rudolph, the Grimace Tree, the Yule Cat, the Abominable Snowman (Yeti, Yakshi, Rakshasa), and more. It's fearsome festive cheer. More + Audio
Belsnickel or Pelznickel (from pelzen or belzen, German "to wallop, to drub") and Nickel, a hypocorism of the given name Nikolaus) is a crotchety, fur-clad Christmas gift-bringer figure in the folklore of the Palatinate SW Germany along the Rhine, the Saarland, the Odenwald area of Baden-Württemberg, and Pennsylvania Dutch communities.
- Archbishop James Long discusses the tradition of Christmas and birth of the Christian god, which is a little different than what the Bible tells us. More
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