TRADITIONS in Austria// travel

Christmas traditions are always so interesting I find. Most of us are familiar with Santa Claus, North Pole and the elves made popular in movies But there are some really interesting European traditions that I was not familiar with St Nick I knew about - but there is a very interesting tradition in Austria that is new to me that is KRAMPUS.

Today , December 5th is KRAMPUS NACHT a tradition that started in rural areas of the Alps and is still part of the holiday events.

Krampus is a scary figure that visits the naughty kids and definitely scares anyone, kids or adults. KRAMPUS looks like a large wooly goat with huge curled horns and a gnarly grin.
Men will dress up with a sheep like cape and painted faces and those huge horns, and run through the streets and give you a good scare. You can experience this event in the rural towns and in the cities too. Local pubs will have a visit from Krampus. or the Christmas markets will have a Krampuslauf (Krampus run) .

So beware the large goat like figure but not to worry December 6th is ST. Nicholas - he is
the one who brings well behaved kids the gifts and goodies.
A much more pleasant event.

So that I look forward to… ST N'iCK!

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