(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 ...

In Germany, Austria ... hoping to use the image in their Christmas cards. Swarr has taken some turns in the Krampus suit himself. Occasionally, he’d get “a dad or mom who’d come up and ...

events where men dress as Krampus and run amok, causing chaos. People also send holiday cards featuring Krampus, called Krampuskarten. The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a ...

Krampus punishes badly behaved ones. Think of a medieval version of “elf on the shelf.” In countries like Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovakia, parades and celebrations on Dec. 5, or ...

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.

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 ...

The Krampus of lore has origins in Europe (Austria and Germany, specifically) dating back as far as the 17th century. He's had many names, with stories and images of him snatching up kids to put ...

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 ...