Der Krampus, auch Kramperl oder Bartl, ist im Adventsbrauchtum eine Schreckgestalt in Begleitung des heiligen Nikolaus. Verbreitet ist er im Ostalpenraum, ...

The Krampus is an old Christian character from old world Catholic Christmas traditions. The Krampus is one of the variations of St Nicholas's helpers; ...

Krampus, in central European popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime. He is the devilish ...

According to traditional narratives of Alpine folklore, the Krampus would enter the towns, lashing his chains and bells, to capture the bad children in a basket ...

Originally thought to have come from the old pre-Christian myths involving beasts from the forest and creatures such as satyrs, the Krampus became linked with ...

Krampus's name is derived from the German word krampen, meaning claw, and is said to be the son of Hel in Norse mythology. The legendary beast also shares ...

05.12.2018 · Krampus, the half-man, half-goat counterpart to St. Nicholas, has been apart of folklore in Austria's Alpine region for hundreds of years.

04.12.2015 · His name originates with the German krampen, which means "claw," and tradition has it that he is the son of the Norse god of the underworld, Hel ...

04.12.2017 · Tagging along with Saint Nicholas, legend tells us this "Christmas Devil" comes to punish ...
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06.12.2023 · Rund um den Nikolaustag am 6. Dezember fällt der Startschuss für die traditionellen Krampus- und Perchtenläufe in Salzburg.