(Photo by Michaela Rehle / AFP) Krampus parades are a unique cultural highlight of Germany’s festive season. Here’s where you can see the diabolical figure and participate in some of the ...

But he got grafted onto Christian tradition as a sidekick of St. Nicholas, similar to figures like Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands and Knecht Ruprecht in Germany ... On the cards, Krampus ...

Dreiling said that of the about 400 asylum-seekers who were slated to get the payment cards in December, more than 50 said "no" to the card and left Germany — most of them citizens from North ...

People all over Germany would be waking up to find their ... the same time an artist published a book of vintage Krampus greeting cards, according to the History Channel’s website.

Krampus, and Krampusnacht, originated in Germany centuries ago. His name derives from the word “krampen”, which means claw. He is considered to be a cruel counterpart to the kind St Nicholas ...

It’s a little darker and scary.” Krampus originated in Germany and Austria where folklore and legends told of a half-goat, half-demon creature who would spank bad children during Winter ...