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1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.
Krampus: The Devil of Christmas (2004), by Monte Beauchamp collects early 1900s Krampus postcards [18] Art director and graphic designer Monte Beauchamp published Krampus postcards from the 19th and 20th centuries in his magazine BLAB! after being introduced to them by a collector. He then had two books of Krampus postcards published in 2004 ...
Over 1200 "Krampus" gather in Schladming, Styria from all over Austria wearing goat-hair costumes and carved masks, carrying bundles of sticks used as switches and swinging cowbells to warn of their approach. In the past few decades village Krampus associations parade without St. Nicholas at Krampus events throughout late November and early ...
Krampus. The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen). In the Alpine regions, the Krampus is a mythical horned figure represented as accompanying Saint Nicholas. Krampus acts as an anti–Saint Nicholas, who, instead of giving gifts to good children, gives warnings and punishments to the bad children. [2]
Articles relating to Krampus, his traditional depictions, and his counterparts in European folklore. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
An 1865 illustration of the Hungarian Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) and a Krampusz, a fearful and devilish creature, a mean elfIn Austria, Czechia, southern Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine, Saint Nicholas often comes with two assistants (see companions of Saint Nicholas): a good angel who gives out presents to good children and a devil or a half-goat, half-demon monster ...
To the extent that I have not seen the "Supernatural" episode, I wonder if they make only passing mention of Krampus or if it became a plot point, so I should probably dig for a better ref on that; the others though seem good (as noted in the essay, "some references may be plainly verified by primary sources"; part of my work finding primary ...
Krampus blames his failure to punish Jack resulting in Jack growing up to be a criminal and neglectful father, and he seeks him out to apologize rather than punish him. Steve apologizes to Krampus for his bad behavior and Krampus thanks Steve for reminding him of his purpose. Stan, Roger, and Santa set out on a journey to kill Krampus.