Neatorama » Krampus http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Krampus: The Sinister Sidekick of Santa http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/01/krampus-the-sinister-sidekick-of-santa/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/01/krampus-the-sinister-sidekick-of-santa/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:33:43 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21187 Think of Krampus as the “anti-Santa”, the demon who comes to punish children who misbehave during the year. Krampus Night is celebrated on the eve of St. Nicholas Day in Europe, particularly in Austria.

The Krampus tradition, whilst once done with a modicum of sobriety is now used as an enormously great excuse to get completely inebriated. Think of it as an old Europe version of Spring Break but, alcohol aside, with slightly different preoccupations and – of course – at a different time of year. Very well, just think of it as an excuse for young people to behave badly.

Read about the origins of Krampus and see more depictions from history at Socyberty. Link -Thanks, RJ!

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