Krampus the Christmas Demon | Dark Mythologies
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Who is Krampus?
2:02 Belsnickel and Knecht Ruprecht
2:56 Krampusnacht
4:10 Krampuskarten
5:53 Krampus & St. Nicholas
5:48 How Krampus went Global
11:25 The Psychology of Masks
15:00 Contemporary Krampus Celebrations
15:40 Dangers of Krampus
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Resources:
Bruce, Maurice. “The Krampus in Styria.” Folklore, vol. 69, no. 1, 1958, pp. 45-47. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1259216. Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
Honigmann, John J. “The Masked Face.” Ethos, vol. 5, no. 3, 1977, pp. 263-80. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/640113. Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
Petra Brinskelle, MD, Christian Smolle, MD, Eva-Christina Prandl, MD, Stephan Spendel, MD, Marlene Leoni, MD, Walter Goessler, PhD, Tara Arif, MD, Lars-Peter Kamolz, MD, MSc, David Benjamin Lumenta, MD, PhD, The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas-Full-thickness Contact Alkali Burn With Soot, Milking Grease and Baby Oil, Journal of Burn Care & Research, Volume 40, Issue 1, January/February 2019, Pages 140-142, doi-org.bham-ezproxy.idm.oclc...
Images:
Bernhard, Hannah. St. Nicholas Squashes Red Krampus. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/community.32.... Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
Hahn, Sara. Krampus Chasing Man with Branches and Chains. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/community.32.... Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
Hahn, Sara. Krampus Having a Snowball Fight with Three Children. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/community.32.... Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
Hahn, Sara. Krampus Between a Couple. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/community.32.... Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.
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An Austrian friend of mine once told me that Krampusnacht is sort of an excuse for young men to get drunk and wreak havoc on the village, and they do often take it too far and people get hurt. So I reckon that might be why that Weinachtsmarkt banned Krampus. It's a shame because I love the idea too
This is the theme of many a folklore tradition...
As an Austrian I Never heard of this „tradition“… also Perchten and Krampuse are very much still a thing on Christkindlmärkte/ Adventsmärkte
Also there are special events only for Perchten wich are called Perchtenläufe and they are really popular
Exactly. Always some idiots spoiling it for everyone in the end.
Not really sure where this is supposed to be banned but as an Austrian in can tell u that I have been going to Perchtenläufen aka Krampus events every year since I can remember
Here in Slovakia Saint Nicolas always comes with his two helpers - an angel and a devil. The angel is always played by a nice girl/young woman, who gives out packages of sweets and fruits to good children together with the saint. The devil/Krampus goes around trying to find naughty kids, promises to carry them to hell. The last few years though ( perhaps for ecenomic reasons or to be more approachable for non-religios children) the angel character has started to disappear. The devil now has a role of kids entertainer and is the centre of attention during the gig. Never mind the sweets ;)
That’s really interesting! Thank you for sharing. ❤
I knew where the story of that poor guy's burns was going the second you said "mix ash with fat" because that's basically how you make lye. It's horrible that that happened to him, though, especially since it wasn't his first rodeo. I used to work in a burn unit and I would not wish severe chemical burns (or severe burns of any kind) on my worst enemy. Poor man just trying to celebrate the holiday and have some rowdy fun. I think the lesson here may be "don't DIY skin products of any sort."
@Viewer Honestly, the most common chemical burns we saw (other than improperly used industrial cleaning supplies) were coming from students at the local university who were disregarding proper PPE and safety precautions, or who were trying to demonstrate for friends, after a few too many drinks, things they'd learned about recently in class.
The most surprising and common one we saw that I can recall was that we had quite a few patients every year who ended up with chemical burns from, of all things, deodorant. That's very sensitive and thin skin to be slathering chemicals on. I even saw a few cases of natural deodorants causing burns due, I would assume, to the baking soda. With deodorant it was generally less about the pH per se and more about the fact that it's staying in contact with the skin for eight or ten hours while being exposed to a lot of heat and friction. Most weren't hugely serious, but I remember one young lady ended up needing skin grafts while I was working there and the doctor who performed the procedure said it wasn't the first time. Granted, it was one of the big regional burn-centers that was getting referrals from half the midwest, but i was still absolutely shocked the first time I saw what deodorant could do. Only google "deodorant chemical burn" if you have a strong stomach.
Ive always rather been cut than burned. Cuts heal cleanly, perhaps leaving a small scar and no long term damage. Even a first degree burn though can leave large long term scars, and be painful for weeks. Burns of any sort are horrifying
@@czane1526 Yes, burns are absolutely horrific. I've known patients to still be in pain from them years later due to nerve damage and, sadly, that is not a sort of damage we really know how to repair yet. Hopefully with time they'll become less life-changing than they are now, but at present I can just cringe when I see someone not being as safe as they might.
The image Krampus patiently waiting for Santa to say "Sic 'em" the moment a child screws up their recitation is so funny to me.
I love the Krampus story. It's like mixing Halloween and Christmas together, my two favorite holidays in childhood.
Here in Switzerland we have the "Schmutzli" (the dirty one, possibly similar to Pedro el Negro (with all the problematic implications...)) who comes with Saint Nicolas (6.12) and carries his bag of treats, giving out oranges, peanuts and chocolate to good children and pieces of coal to bad ones. It's interesting that there is still the tradition that the children have to recite rhymes to get something, which could connect to the reciting of prayers. In one canton we also have spirits looking a lot like the Krampus, but they are spirits of winter and play a role in spring festivals and such. But I'm not from there, so I can't really say. I really like your Dark Mythologies series, it's so interesting.
We had a kid in my village put in Schmutzli's bag and put on a donkey's back and ridden a bit of the way out of the village once, "just to spook him". He'd been really badly behaved that year but I'm sure traumatising him won't have helped... Even without that, playing my recorder for Samichlaus was bloody terrifying.
When i was little and first learned of Krampus through my love of folklore I was so terrified, to such an extent every December I would rig my room with Lego as a defensive measure.
When I was growing up in America, in the 1970s and 1980s my family would talk about Krampus. No one really dressed up as Krampus but we kids would be told about him and always there were mysterious sounds, etc. that the adults would tell us it was "Krampus." That and Lutefisk are two of my favorite memories of Christmas. Loved the video.
I’m from SA 🇿🇦 and although not many people talked about Krampus when we would tell them about him they thought it made a lot of sense that the shadow of St.Nicholas (Krampus) will give naughty kids punishments and coal and St.Nicholas gives kids nice things and they started to include it in their traditions!
There's a Krampus run in Whitby in Yorkshire as well. It's still quite small, having only started in 2015, but it looked quite busy this year.
Whitby: it's not all goths and Dracula; sometimes it's Krampus (and goths)
I live in Chicago Illinois in America, and we actually have been building up more of a krampus culture over the last decade or so. Several of the bars and venues around here do krampus marts, krampus parties etc. I didn't get to attend this year unfortunately but there was even a krampuslauf through part of downtown
I actually remember a tradition in my village in mountainous Greece, where on new year's eve young boys would dress in black, carry whips and bells and would go from door to door to scare people and ask for money. It propably has pagan roots like other traditions we have here in Greece
The Krampus I grew up with in Hamburg worked with Father Christmas. He carried a large bag and willow branches; bad kids were tossed in his sack and beaten with the willow branches. Although we didn’t have the tradition of a mitered figure demanding prayer and giving a homily, I think I would have preferred the beating.
Interesting. I thouht it was a Bavarian/Ausrian tradition.
@@johannweber5185 Certainly, it’s prevalent there, but you will find Krampus throughout Germany.
So, over here is Switzerland, we have something rather close. Accompanying St. Nicolas with the whip, but not the tub or the mask. We call him "Schmutzli" - roughly translating to "he who does the dirty work" from what I understand.
Also, if you have words you're struggling to pronounce: would it be possible to put them on screen so one can google it and maybe find a better pronunciation? (or just read it if they are mighty in the target language)
Thank you for the videos you make, they've been very entertaining.
Yeah, I love that Krampus has snuck into modern culture. Pagan celebration traditions are some of my favorite things.
This makes a lot of sense considering in a lot of Scandinavian countries they have a Yule goat effigy that is set on fire to symbolise the winter solstice well this defiantly happens in Sweden at least. I also believe that in Norse mythology Thor had a chariot pulled by goats so goats have a long significance in Scandinavian culture when it comes to the winter solstice.I think specifically in Sweden the Yule goat was supposed to conduct the winter solstice and make sure that the celebrations were being done in the correct manner.
When I first moved to Austria, I found it so funny that during the holiday season in the supermarkets, next to chocolate figures of Father Christmas and St Nicholas, there were also ones of AN ACTUAL DEMON (Krampus)!🤣 But then again I'm from the Netherlands and until recently (I hope this doesn't exist anymore, I don't go back that often), we actually had the same kinds of chocolate figures of blackface "assistants" of St Nicholas, which is way worse... Also, I'd send you a Krampus post card, but I think they're all gone as soon as it's past the 6th of December😄
Adore Krampus, adore Cinzia, adore these videos, adore everything!
I like how genuinely excited about this topic you are. I don't know if it's the trauma inflicted on naughty children or the ridiculousness of grown men who didn't learn as children, but I value Krampus too. Every culture needs a devil to escape through I suppose.
Yes!! Thank you, I use to believe in Krampus and was terrified of him 🤣 Krampusnacht falls on December 5 and we also celebrate Sinterklaas Day December 6 !!! Happy Holidays 🎅
Was it in Belgium?
In the 17th century, in the Netherlands there was the legend of "Pedro el Negro" (Peter The Black) who accompanied Saint Nicholas. The tale was that while St Nicholas rewarded good children, Pedro would take naughty children to the most horrible place in the world... Spain! In that time, the Hasburgs held the crown of Spain and the Netherlands, and theese were fighting a war for independence, that is the reason for the tale.
My mom told me that when she worked there, at their Christmas parties they would bring in a Santa and a black Pete in, have the kids sit on Santa's lap. He'd ask them if they had been good this year and the kids would say yes. To which (after being told by the parents) he'd respond "are you sure, because i've that you've done X bad thing this year, i did think your good" and Pete would stand there and pat the club he was carrying menacingly.
I thought that was the most traumatizing up Christmas tradition. Until now that is
@@TheResidance shocking!😨
And if you are a nauthy boy Pedro el negro would take you to barcelona or ibiza¡¡after that shock the kid was never the same🤣
Mixing wood ash and fat (in the form of pork fat or baby oil) is the recipe for making lye soap. Sometimes, chemistry saves lives, too. I loved your video.
You have such a wonderfully textured voice. It counterbalances the disturbing content of the video. ☺️. "Anyway, these people." It's good to see your face again. 💓
My "big siter" a very close friend of my mom actually made a Krampus mask in Austria when she whas ther learning realy advanced woodcarving many years ago. It was more troll looking manly because we're from Sweden, but it whas amazing! It had black furr arounf its face, big eybrows and a realy big nose. And the mask whas so big you saw out tru the nose. The firs time I saw it whas when I opend the door at my masquerade birthday party in the middle of winter. It scared the hell out of one of the boys, he ran from standing just behing me to runing on the wall to jumping behind the girls in the sofa. I think we where around 7 or 8 years at the time. But it all ended with everyone trying the mask on and being amazed by how stunning it whas both carved, panted and lined with furr, all handmade by her!
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I bought Krampus cards from Amazon. The designs are many of the ones you showed in this video. My friends are loving them as christmas cards this year! I've never gotten so many messages from friends saying they absolutely love them and are keeping them on the fridge.
I agree with the several commenting fans that it is a delight to see that your camera is working. Your visage is so complimentary to your vocal presentations.
yepp, better witfh face than without face
I never once in my entire life heard about Krampus until it was on American Dad.
Now, I've happened across thousands of sources talking about him each year.
Funny that it took Monte Beauchamp's collecting obsession to bring Krampus to the US. For some reason it didn't stick with the multiple waves of UK/European immigrants over 3 centuries. Jack-o-lantern, yes. Krampus, no. 🤔
As a german follower, I got to say that I have heard of Krampus only from TH-cam Videos made by english speaking creators 😅 Maybe because I live in the northern part of Germany! Anyways, thank you for a very lovely video! 💜
Ok the standard reaction to seeing a new one of your thumbnails pop up has become “Ooo!”
The bent your subject matter has taken plus the deep dives are a perfect combo for me.
Who doesn't love Krempus? Proud emblem on my favourite Christmas jumper
End of the nineties I learned of this fellow back in college in a folktale class. Also from a Wiccan of German descent. As the years have gone on, here in the States in Chicago there's a version of a Krampus stroll at some of the bars. So yeah, it's become part of US tradition just as elsewhere. Fun times in the night.
My mother likes to tell stories from her childhood (post WWII Germany), when her sister and brother, the naughty children, were actually put into a huge sack by a drunk St. Nicolaus and a Knecht Ruprecht and dragged out of the house. Or when her other sister (the nice one) got beaten with the birch accidentally, then my Grandmother shouted: "wrong child" and put my naughty aunt to the front, so she could get the beating... At least one child in the family is usually scared shitless by Nikolaus' and companies visit and they end up hiding unter tables or behind the couch... Yeah, fun times.
Huh. I never knew Krampus translated as claws. Makes it even odder that it was so similar in sound to Claus. I knew they were historically paired, but not by name as well.
The German pronunciation of Nicholas has two syllables and the latter one sounds a lot like 'Claus'.
If you like the Krampus, you might like the tradition of black forest karneval. its not about fancy kostuems, more about witches and fire, as far as i witnessed. there are organisations who dedicate their year to craft witch-costuems and on karneval they roam the village, jump over branches, kidnapp people etc
The whole dressing up thing is exactly the Lithuanian Pagan/Christian celebration Užgavėnės, but it is held on Pancake day and celebrates the waning of winter and start of spring. Although some of the parts of the celebration are quite different, still interesting how far the dates are considering how similar some of it is.
Interesting way of reinforcing the children good conduct while punishing the negative conduct 😎👍
Pretty to see all these old tales and characters I read about in Time-Life's Enchanted World series as a child being resurrected in the modern age.
I completely agree that being threatened by Krampus would’ve been a lot less scary to me as a child than being photographed on santa’s lap was!!! And I’d love the opportunity to run away from Krampus too, I can’t explain why 😂
A lot of what you say fit the old Welsh "Marie Lloyd". A horse skulled creature and it entourage of youths visiting people's homes. There's usually poetry, beer and cakes involved as well as "Tom foolery".
"Welsh Viking" does a good video about it and makes his own; worth a watch.
Humans are so strange and weird when you think about our various customs and such and no other creature on earth does anything like this. Imagine how freaked out you'd be if you saw some wild deer chasing each other around with masks or other disguises during a particular season.
Thank you so much Cinzia for this neat Krampus video! 😱
Ty for video! U Rock! Happy New Year 🎉
Such an interesting video. Love European folklore, it's fascinating, if mostly very dark. Also love the steam-punky background music of this video.
I think you are frigging awesome- you got a voice that is enjoyable to listen to. I always look forward to your videos.
Thank you so much for your Video Cinzia :) I am from Vienna and I didn't know that people exchanged greeting cards in Austria on Krampus Day, I need this!! Next year I am bringing this back! Haha 🌻
Well-presented. Good research. A lot of honesty. Impressive. And a very good bonus of good diction, excellent recovery from minor mistakes, and an aura of cuteness... bravo!!
Fascinating video as always!
There’s also a very similar tradition in Japan centered around a creature called the Namahage. On the first full moon of the year, just like with Krampus, people dress up as this demon (with a scary mask too)!and go door to door to scare the kids into behaving; but instead of just one demon-dressed person it’s a pair of them, with one wearing a red mask and the other wearing a blue one. And just like krampus, the namahage always carry something to potentially carry off bad kids with (a bucket) and though they are armed with terrifyingly huge knives they’re not implied to be used for anything darker than surgically removing the boils of kids who’ve been lazy and sat around too long.
That’s just the cliff notes of this fascinating scary holiday figure though, if y’all are interested learning a bit more in depth I highly recommend watching Gaijin Goombahs video on this creature and how it was the direct inspiration for the Monster Hunter: Rise boss, the Goss Harag.
The movie with "Adam Scott" in it was quite a fun watch, and I'd like to make it tradition to watch it with the family, to remind them it's not all about presents and hanging with people you do or don't like.
That chemical burn is the same as described in the book and movie Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk for everyone curious, the science is explained beautifully in that scene. For your pop culture reference. Also, another fun fact about Krampus, it’s a species not an individual being so that they can be anywhere and everywhere spying for Saint Nicolas. Makes the parades of multitudes make sense. I first learned about them surprisingly from an original Godey’s ladies book I purchased in the 90’s. It has a article on the tradition and a cross stitch pattern for a stocking facing with Krampus motif. I had never heard of it prior to this. I love that it’s making its way into even American traditions. Here in Southern California we have a large German population and old world village. I believe they have a Krampus night run now too. I know a special effect’s makeup guy and prop maker who designs amazing masks every year. This year his horns were sharp bloody Candy canes, very cool!
From what I've read, Perchta is much older than Krampus, and she may have originally been some sort of winter goddess. Some of the sources I've found say she was both a goddess of beauty, and of death.
Oooooh this one has to be interesting! Thank you for the new video!
My pleasure!
Thank You...Loved it!
KRAMPUSSSSS
Last year I wrote a story for an anthology based on the story of Krampus. These old stories are so fun to use as an inspiration for my creative endeavours. 🙂
Great job as always.
Very interesting. I have to say, I kind of want to be chased by someone dressed as Krampus at one of these events, lol.
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I think I’m one of those weird people too Cizia - I find the idea of a Christmas devil fascinating too, but I can’t put my finger on why that is.
Omigosh, those injuries. When you first mentioned burns I assumed the mixture was being heated or combusted from the fire of the torches. Maybe it's best to stick with child safe black cream makeup that is available every Halloween.
Wait - another LOTL video already? Life is, indeed, good. (Good to see your face, too.)
There is an event in Whitby called the Krampus run
my polish mom always told me about st nick but not krampus but as i got older i researched the origins regions and it was also in czech, poland, and austrian culture
This title seems to demand a song:
*"Krampus, the Christmas Demon;*
* Cant you hear those kiddies screamin'? *
*Better be good, or he'll take you away;*
*Better be nice, or there's Hell to pay..."*
I belong to the Krewe of Krampus in New Orleans (USA). We have a blast!
I can't believe those ingredients together didn't suddenly prompt the remembrance of how to make lye!
Awesome video I definitely prefer krampus to traditional Christmas he only steals children once a year the church tried to steal all the indigenous children 😂 I'll take krampus any day
Video 2 asking you if you would do the work of Aleister Crowley! Not particularly on the magic, I just things he's incredibly interesting
Smile, another great lesson
So many similarities to the Dutch 'Sinterklaas' (Saint Nicholas) and his servant 'Zwarte Piet' (Black Pete).
Cantus Satana Sanctus
Deus inferni Krampus
I was telling a work colleague about Krampus the other day, much to their horror 😂
Many like to explore the legend of Krampus this time of year. Having explored the legend myself in person extensively for a few years where it comes from in the small town of Grodig outside Salzburg, I would like to briefly speak about him here. Only in the 12th century, very recently compared to Krampus' ancient history, he was associated with Saint Nicholas due to the newly christianized area trying to keep both Traditions alive but having to demonize Krampus in order to make Christianity look dominant to please the church. Even though he is depicted now as stealing naughty children and looking quite demonic, please know that depiction is a Christian invention, NOT Krampus! Even in modern Germany and sadly Austria they will parade him around as a demon...unless you go to the older villages. Krampus IS the Spirit of the Wild, or Forces of Nature (hence the horns, a shamanic symbol denoting attunement with Nature). He is so old his figure can be seen in ancient paintings in Europe of a bipedal, horned deity, all the way back to caves. His form is donned my shamans to join with this energy. He symbolizes the return of the dominance of the Wild during Winter during the yearly parade he is part of, and is joined by seven other characters who traditionally go through everyone's houses in the village to drive out evil, including illness before the onset of winter. He serves as a reminder that truly Nature is in charge. Some may try to tie him with a Norse God but he is so ancient he predates Norse mythologies, going back to when we all heard him howling outside of our caves, knowing he roamed mountain and glenn and propagated with us, fed us and in the end feeds on us, as Nature does. He is the Grandfather of Pan, and watches us from the trees beckoning for us to remember our true nature. He is the consort to our oldest version of God, the Mother. I think it is time for us to place him back into his rightful place as part of the nature of the Divine, not relegated to some child stealing demon.
I would love to experience a Krampus run! Also, I am disappointed that I didn't get to see any of this when I lived in Germany for a couple of years.
it is just in the alpine region of germany. in germany we habe the karneval or fasching sometimes called, mostly in western germany and in baden würrtemberg there is a special of karneval, called allemannische fastenacht. people dress up with grumpy witches masks. and we have the walpurgisnacht from 30th april first of may every year.
@@aka99 My seventh great aunt was named Walpurga, so I have a feeling she might have had some fun during that festival on May eve. Or her parents did... I remember Fasching while I was living there. The kids would pretend to hold up cars for money. Unfortunately, I was a single mom working 12 hour shifts the whole time, so I was not able to see as much of the country as I would have liked. A huge branch of my family comes from there.
@@pumibel1720 maybe you can se a krampus run in austria or germany when you visit one day on 5th december. i do not know much about krampus run too, but after reading some comments on different krampus run videos, it seems some dudes took it too serious and hurt visitors. someone wrote about broken bones done by a krampus dude. thats too far. other wrote krampus run become too soft in recent years. whatever, it maybe viloent but broken bones is too far.
@@aka99 Thank you for the information. I don't want to see violence. I was imagining something akin to a parade of people in those inflated T-rex costumes but with Krampus heads.
@@pumibel1720 well it seems it is, this kind of violence seems rare, but need to be aware you likley will get some leash with a rute. a whip something like, which is okay. well just watch some krampus lauf or krampus run videos and see yourself what to expect in austria especially. maybe germany is a bit softer.
Christmas used to be all about fighting. BRING IT BACK.
I've heard theories that Krampus is the "evil" side of Frau Holle/Perchta who is on one side very giving and generous but can also be strict and cruel. Have you heard about that? What do you think?
Hey! We finally get to see your face again! And what a treat to get a holiday horror story of evisceration and punishment for naughty children...leave it to the Germans to come up with something like this.
thank you! but my face was in the last video as well haha.
Are we getting a third video on Christmas spooks like Gryla or the Wild Hunt?
oof, I’m glad that burned krampus didn’t get more damage on his face
The "Ogre" Kachinas among the Hopi & Zuni serve a similar role.
There's a recipe for soap in the bible that IIRC involves willow ash and goat fat, which makes me wonder if there was somw connection with hygiene in this ritual? Because it seems really quite specific.
Wow!!! That's crazy this guy got burned like that. Those are VERY interesting burns btw. Sucks his tattoos are ruined though..
I was told I'd either receive coal or switches and one year I did receive a box of switches.
You forgot South Tyrol in Northern Italy who also celebrate the Krampusnacht. Or you assumed we're part of Austria, in which case: nice. Greetings from Italy.
It is a part of Austria occupied by Italy.
I'm enjoying your podcast very much.
I have an unrelated question. In several episodes, you are wearing beautiful and interesting knitwear. I'm a knitter so I am wondering you are also a knitter. If so, is there a page or Ravelry page with your creations?
Best wishes for 2023 and thanks for your very interesting and entertaining channel.
5 months late... ( but best late than never). For any of your Canadian followers ( other than myself), I want to let yall know that there is a krampus festival that happens in Edmonton :D !!
Up until 2 years ago, I never heard of the Krampus . Wouldn't be surprised if our early take on Satan was Krampus inspired.
In switzerland we have simular traditions. We cal him "Schmutzli" (from the german word for dirt "Schmutz"). He isnt so scary like krampus but as a child i was scared anyway. They dont wear masks just paint theyre face black and have a black coat. Back in the day kids got kidnaped in theyre bag if they were naughty. I was schmutzli for 2 times and it was quite intressting how scared but still interessted the kids were to me.
Just wondering, what happened to some of the videos on this channel? I remember there being far more than there are now.
I deleted them
Those freaky realistic grinches are America’s Krampus 😂
Father Christmas and Krampus are a family affair with grandad and grandson working together as some believe Santa has his origins with Odin
Very good video! Earned a like. But you dont need to go to Germany or Austria to buy Krampus cards. I am sure you will find some in onlineshops. Unlike you just want to visit germany or austria. You are welcome of course! please more dark mythologies. I suggest Allemannische Fastenacht and Walpurgisnacht.
Dwight Schrute was Bellshnickle on The Office
I know. I included his picture in the video
The first time that I heard about Krampus was from a title of a horror movie that have that name and depiction 🤷
Ahhhwe YEAH let’s go
Interesting 🤔🤔
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My son found my krampus figure and asked why he had children in his basket. I said he takes naughty kids to hell so u better be good. He was unphased 😂😂
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I feel just the same :-)
I've heard of this festival and legend being a fan of metal music. Sounds like fun though. I've always thought "American Christmas" just sucks lol. And it's very devoid of its old Arab Orthodox Christian, Pagan, and Slavic/German roots..
Gruss Vom Krampus!
Is it true that there's a certain version of Krampus that presents as a woman?
If the video mentions it, let me know cuz I'm commenting as the video starts for the sake of the algorithm.
I never heard of Krampus or Black Pete until later in life.
Does this Krampus bring gifts? or should we run if we see it😅?
Run