Krampus festival

The benevolent figure called Santa Claus in the United States is named Sankt Nikolaus in German-speaking lands. Nikolaus interviews German children to determine whether they have been good or bad d…

For two years, French photographer Charles Fréger has been travelling throughout 19 European countries and trying to capture the spirit of what he calls "tribal Europe" in his "Wilder Mann" series.

Merry Krampusnacht! [image source] Tonight is a very special night, as the evening of December 5th marks Krampusnacht (or Krampus Night), when Krampus the Christmas Devil roams the earth in search of wicked children to punish. Krampusnacht occurs the night before the Feast of Saint Nicholas (December 6th), and tonight Krampus will punish naughty children by shoving them in his sack, beating them with birch switches, and leaving them coal. I hope you've been good this year and that Krampus…

The Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corp. (CCEDC) is excited to announce a “Black Forest Krampusnacht” Festival to be hosted on December 4, 2021 at Kemmerer Park in Jim Thorpe. Thank you to our major sponsors, Conjured LLC Small Batch Manufacturing, Big Creek Winery, and Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for helping make this event possible. …

Krampus: Saint Nicholas' Dark Companion - The Atlantic

Since antiquity, Dyonisus is equated with the Osiris of Egyptians. Osiris is identified as Orion. This is an analysis of the most common myths about Dyonisus, aligned with the most important astronomical events - the solstices and equinoxes.

Why would anyone spread Christmas joy when they can spread Christmas terror instead? Austrians definitely do not play around. Christmas celebrations here don’t just involve boring old jolly Santa Claus. One of the most exciting things Christmas brings is Krampus, an animalistic demon of debatable origins, that prowls through Central Europe around the end of the […]

A collection of vintage Gruss vom Krampus greeting cards to fill your Yule with Christmas terror.