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Krampus: The Christmas Villain. The Real Story of Bad Santa.
The story of Christmas, Santa and the horrible Krampus.
The Krampus’s historical origins are generally believed to have emerged onto the Yuletide scene in Slavic and Austrian celebrations. Winter festivals in the Alpine regions of Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany,and Italy all feature versions of this monstrous anti-Santa, though originally “Krampus”was really more of a category of monster rather than the name of an individual creature. The word itself comes either from the Middle German for ‘claw’ (Kralle) or the Bavarianword for something lifeless and dried out (Krampn), with plenty of regional variations[Kramperl, Klaubauf, Tuifl].Half-goat, half-demon, Krampus are fanged, with cloven feet and often long, pointed tongues.The oldest and most traditional versions have multiple sets of horns. They may carry a pitchfork and a basket to collect children in. And they always have that switch in their hand—most often one made of birch branches.The better to beat you with, my dear.
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By Robb Jarrett
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The story of Christmas, Santa and the horrible Krampus.
The Krampus’s historical origins are generally believed to have emerged onto the Yuletide scene in Slavic and Austrian celebrations. Winter festivals in the Alpine regions of Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany,and Italy all feature versions of this monstrous anti-Santa, though originally “Krampus”was really more of a category of monster rather than the name of an individual creature. The word itself comes either from the Middle German for ‘claw’ (Kralle) or the Bavarianword for something lifeless and dried out (Krampn), with plenty of regional variations[Kramperl, Klaubauf, Tuifl].Half-goat, half-demon, Krampus are fanged, with cloven feet and often long, pointed tongues.The oldest and most traditional versions have multiple sets of horns. They may carry a pitchfork and a basket to collect children in. And they always have that switch in their hand—most often one made of birch branches.The better to beat you with, my dear.
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