Hi there boys and girls!
On this festive nights I will tell you about an Advent custom that I witnessed in my Erasmus experience in Austria: Krampus! :D
On this festive nights I will tell you about an Advent custom that I witnessed in my Erasmus experience in Austria: Krampus! :D
Krampus is a part of the St. Nickolas celebration and you can find it in the eastern part of the Alps. That means Bavaria, Austria, Lichtenstein, Slovenia, and so on.
On the eve of the 6th of December the parents take their children to the city's or village's main street to take part in the parade. It's composed of young men dressed mostly in sheep skins with wooden masks that resemble the devil. At the waist they're carrying a bell and in the back they have a tail attached. Alongside the Krampus there are also some St Nikolas.
The Krampus usually run on the streets, they scare the young children, hit the naughty ones and as final punishment, they put them into their sack. The others instead offer gifts to the good children.
Cristoph Waltz, the actor who interprets Dr. King Schultz in Django and Col. Landa in Inglorious Bastards, which is Austrian by the way, explains to Jimmy Fallon this custom from his home country.
On the eve of the 6th of December the parents take their children to the city's or village's main street to take part in the parade. It's composed of young men dressed mostly in sheep skins with wooden masks that resemble the devil. At the waist they're carrying a bell and in the back they have a tail attached. Alongside the Krampus there are also some St Nikolas.
The Krampus usually run on the streets, they scare the young children, hit the naughty ones and as final punishment, they put them into their sack. The others instead offer gifts to the good children.
Cristoph Waltz, the actor who interprets Dr. King Schultz in Django and Col. Landa in Inglorious Bastards, which is Austrian by the way, explains to Jimmy Fallon this custom from his home country.
In 2010, the year in which I took part in the celebration were some incidents that required hospital care. That's why some people argue if the custom is a good one. It's useless to say that these young lads have more than a couple of drinks before the procession. Anyway, here you can see some pictures from Klagenfurt (Credits)
By the way, they launched a film about the Krampus. I wounder if the cinema will be filled by fans. :P
Have a nice evening with presents in the boots, though!
R.C.
R.C.
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