Krampus, |
Krampus is a mythical creature. In various regions of the world – especially Austria and Hungary – it is believed that Krampus accompanies St. Nicholas during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children.
The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen). In the Alpine regions, Krampus is represented by a demon-like creature. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in the first two weeks of December, particularly on the evening of 5 December, and roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells. In some rural areas the tradition also includes birching – corporal punishment with a birch rod – by Krampus, especially of young girls. Images of Krampus usually show him with a basket on his back used to carry away bad children and dump them into the pits of Hell.
Modern Krampus costumes consist of Larve (wooden masks), sheep's skin, and horns. Considerable effort goes into the manufacture of the hand-crafted masks, and many younger adults in rural communities compete in the Krampus events.
In Oberstdorf, in the alpine southwestern part of Bavaria, the tradition of der Wilde Mann ("the wild man") is kept alive. He is like Krampus in that he is dressed in fur and frightens children (and adults) with rusty chains and bells, but has no horns, and is not an assistant of Saint Nicholas.
In the aftermath of the Austrian Civil War the Krampus tradition was a target of Austrian Fascists allied with Nazi Germany
Krampus Night is still celebrated annually in Tivoli, New York.
- Christmas tags,
- Christmas,
- A Christmas Carol,Annunciation,Antidepressant,Australian Christmas Sales,
- Birthday,Capital Christmas celebration,Charles Dickens,Charles Dickens bibliography,Christian,
- Christianity,Christmas Appeal,Christmas art,Christmas and holiday season,Christmas Carol and Christmas Cupid,Christmas Carol adaptations,Christmas Carol:Theatre ,Christmas Cupid,
- Christmas Cupid holidays,Christmas Cupid,Ashley Benson,Christmas controversy,Christmas Cupid: Video,Christmas Cupid Review,Christmas gifts,christmas gifts plans,Christmas in the Basque Country,
- christmas in Canada,Christmas in India,Christmas in Ireland,Christianity in Malaysia,Christmas in Washington,Christmas number one,Christmas sales business,Christmas shopping Club,Christmas suicide bomber,Christmas tree,Christmas pudding,Christmas worldwide,Department store,December 25,General Retailers and Traders Union,High Security Christmas Tree,Holiday,
- Jesus,
- Joulupukki,Joulupöytä,Jul (Denmark),Jul (Norway),List of winter festivals,List of Christmas dishes,Manger,Mary (mother of Jesus),Mincemeat,Mood disorder,Nativity of Jesus,Nativity scene,Paolo de Matteis,Pre-Christian Alpine traditions,Saturnalia,Seasonal affective disorder,Seva Zistane,Sol Invictus,Soyal,Stable Christmas sales,Sura Maryam ,Talk show,The Late Late Toy Show,Touch piece,Wren Day,Winter solstice,Xmas,Yule,Yalda یلداZagmuk,Ziemassvētki,
(source:wikipedia)
No comments:
Post a Comment