Neatorama » Krampus http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:48:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Crocheted Krampus Doll To Keep Kids In Line http://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/25/crocheted-krampus-doll-to-keep-kids-in-line/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/25/crocheted-krampus-doll-to-keep-kids-in-line/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:50:08 +0000 Jill Harness http://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/25/crocheted-krampus-doll-to-keep-kids-in-line/

Yesterday, I posted Anthony Bordain’s great Krampus Carol and now for those of you who want a terrifying reminder of the evil Christmas character inside your own home, you can always look to this great doll from Shove Mink of Croshame. While the link doesn’t have any directions to make your own, the pictures can still provide you with a good starting point if you’re already a skilled crocheter.

Link Via Laughing Squid

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The Krampus Parade in Graz, Austria stands your idea of Christmas celebration on its ear, right? This video was recorded last December. Read more about Krampus in previous posts at Neatorama. -via Buzzfeed

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Popular in Alpine villages centuries ago, Krampus scared kids straight—his long red tongue upped the fear factor—and taught them that evil bows before good. He served Santa’s forerunner, kindly St. Nicholas, who had “the power to send Krampus back to hell,” says Austrian ethnologist Ulrike Kammerhofer-Aggermann. [...]

But by the 1800s, church leaders had marginalized Krampus. Now he’s enjoying a mini-revival, mainly for the fun of it. The Austrian state of Salzburg alone has 180 Krampus clubs, more than half set up since 1990, says Josef Moser, Jr., chairman of Austria’s Krampus Museum. Revelers roam streets in Krampus garb, rattle bells, and roar. “It feels good!” says Moser.

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]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/30/krampus-is-making-a-christmas-comeback/feed/ 7 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!

(image credit: riptheskull)

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