While Santa Claus brings joy and gifts to good children, there's a darker figure lurking in European Christmas traditions. Krampus, a half-goat, half-demon creature, roams the streets punishing ...
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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s emerging Krampus tradition is expanding beyond winter as organizers bring the mythological figure to this year’s Fiesta celebrations. The unique cultural fusion comes after ...
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Santa Claus and St. Nicholas are figures who have long been associated with Christmas. But in recent decades, a darker figure has arisen among American Christmas traditions. Krampus, a fabled ...
SALZBURG, Austria — As you approach Salzburg's Max Aicher Stadium on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, you'd be forgiven if you thought that, from a distance, there appeared to be a Chewbacca ...
We look at the historical origins of Krampus in the winter festivals of the Alpine region. You better watch out, you better not cry, and you certainly must behave—or else face the brutal beating of ...