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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 toā€¦ ST N'iCK!  

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