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👉👉👉towards the night before Christmas and with his parents and siblings fast asleep in their beds little Timmy decided to sneak downstairs and open his presence early he was filled of excitement as he began to open everything but when he finally got to his own present Timmy was left looking down at a cold hard lump of coal the room went cold and he could hear the rattling of chains behind him this year there would be no visit from Santa for those who misbehave will only be greeted by the shadow of st. Nicholas the demon of Christmas Krampus [Music] too many of us Christmas means a time of joy togetherness and family but if we're being honest as kids it also meant no school and a bunch of presence there are those however unfortunate enough to experience the dark side of Christmas those who never got their visit from Santa misbehave and you will be on Santa's naughty list but what if that list was more than just misbehaving children what if that list was intended for someone else there's nothing like tales of a demon who drowns eats and drags children off to hell to really get you into the Christmas mood jokes aside Krampus is one of my personal favorites and it's also a video that I've always wanted to come back to and improve upon stories of Krampus have appeared throughout Central Europe as far back as pre-Christian Alpine tradition this area covers a host of countries from Austria Germany and Switzerland to parts of France northern Italy the Czech Republic and Slovakia modern tales depicts him as the not so friendly companion of st. Nicholas or Santa Claus who punishes the poorly behaved while Saint Nicholas rewards those who have been good however it may not have always been that way when discussing Krampus there are two distinct periods of time that give us entirely different stories the initial period of pagan tradition and then the period after of Christian tradition we honestly don't know much about his earliest origin because most pagan traditions were either forgotten or absorbed into Christian traditions the most common belief is that Krampus may have originated from a horned deity and we know this extends further than just pagan beliefs because
👉👉👉home gods have existed in multiple cultures across the world there is a similarity between Krampus and the ancient Greek satyr both being quite rowdy and mischievous but one is clearly more evil than the other in old high german the word crampon meant claw which could refer to a clawed monster but just like everything else surrounding his origins it's all pretty ambiguous the closest connection we can draw between Krampus pre and post Christian Alpine traditions are pagan festivals that took place during the winter similar to Yule or winter solstice during these festivals men would dress up in masks and animal furs and parade around villages being a nuisance which is something they still do today but we'll get into that a little bit later so far there's not been much to suggest that Krampus ever had anything to do with Christmas or Santa Claus other than appearing at a similar time in the year in both Austria and Germany it wasn't uncommon for individuals to wear a devilish mask and make a nuisance of themselves during holidays which honored christian saints this wasn't done as a tradition honoring Krampus moreso a pushback against the church which had been phasing out these pagan beliefs and traditions you can however make the argument that this would be the start of what we would see in the years that followed if we go even further back the closest thing we have to an origin for Krampus comes from a figure known in Austria as perked her she was mentioned very briefly by the Brothers Grimm and the best way I can describe her is as a combination of Santa Claus and Krampus rather than having the concept of good and evil shown by two separate entities perks are represented both the reward and the punishment around midwinter during what we would refer to as the 12 days of Christmas or the Feast of the Epiphany she would visit the homes of children if they were good then they would find a silver coin in one of their shoes the next morning sounds a lot like st. Nicholas right [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] no because if they were bad she would slit open their bellies remove their stomaching guts and fill the cavity with straw and pebbles before sewing it shut again this also extended to anyone who ate anything other than meat fish or gruel during the day of her festival to symbolize this duality she appeared as a beautiful woman dressed in white and other times as a withered old hag accompanying her or a group of spirits known as the Parkton who just like perks her also appeared in two different forms the beautiful person who brought with them good fortune and the ugly person who had fangs tasks and horsetails not too different from Krampus himself the ugly perk tan were used to ward off spirits and demons in one's home similar to Halloween but in December this led to men dressing up as these ugly Parkton and going from house to house driving out evil spirits in what was known as the perked and laugh or the perked and run the church then seen these celebrations as a demonstration of immoral behavior trying to stop these runs from taking place but many Austrian villages just refused to comply whilst others chose to dress someone up a Saint Nicholas to accompany them on these runs as somewhat of a compromise around the 11th century stories of Saint Nicholas began to gain popularity
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👉👉👉 and this continued until the 16th century were the forum of Krampus that we know today really began to manifest the church still locked in a battle with the Austrian people were over the perked and decided to just outright ban the perked enough not willing to give up entirely the people then created a new creature similar to the perks on an appearance but with a few key changes this creature would now serve Saint Nicholas and would be known as Krampus a hairy horned and herb demonic figure with sharp fangs long claws and an even longer tongue at this point in time he wasn't considered the only one of his kind Krampus referred to a race of monsters that appeared during the Yule period during this period Christians would celebrate Saint Nicholas December 6 was known as Saint Nicholas day much like modern-day Christmas st. Nicholas would deliver presents to those who had been good those who were not so good would get either a lump of coal or a twig to the church the idea of these Krampus figures was still a symbol of hedonism and so they decided to assimilate this belief into their own exists in winter ceremonies Krampus was then paired of Saint Nicholas one symbolized good and the other evil he would then become associated with the idea of the Christian devil he was given chains to symbolize the binding of the devil by the church he now carried around birch sticks that he would use to beat misbehaving children with on his back he had a basket or a sack that he would throw those naughty children in when dragging them off to hell if you were extremely poorly behaved you may even be drowned or eaten the night before Saint Nicholas Day now became Krampus snapped meaning Krampus night December 5th was the day this demon was allowed to roam the streets and villages it was no longer st. Nicholas gave you a twig or a lump of coal he was only concerned with the good children the punishment of the rest fell to Krampus it was fairly common for the church to integrate ideas and traditions from other cultures into their own when attempting to convert those from different faith and it does make sense just turning up on someone's doorstep and telling them to stop believing in what they do because they go into hell normally elicits a negative reaction instead showing them that there is a common ground in your beliefs is much more effective in this case it was more so the Austrian people who adapted their beliefs into something more palatable to the church and so the story of st. Nicholas and Krampus is a good example of how a heathen belief was integrated despite the major differences in the tradition of st. Nicholas Day went through quite a major shift as a result of this going from Saint Nicholas Vinu a twig if you were poorly behaved to being dragged off to hell by this giant demon goat monster but if you were lucky maybe you'd just be eaten or drowned in the lake quite the tonal shift by the 16th-century stories of Saint Nicholas began to be replaced he now became Santa Claus deriving from his Dutch name Sinterklaas or father Christmas if you live in the UK stories of Krampus remain largely the same and December 5th was still considered a Krampus night in many countries with Christmas being celebrated on the 25th it's only natural to then
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👉👉👉want to move Krampus night to Christmas Eve for that outside of the alpine region and that's why you may see this in various stories and movies despite these celebrations and festivals taking place in early December these celebrations can vary depending on the region they often involve wearing a wooden mask dressing up in fur and attempting to look as terrifying as possible in some towns it's more humorous and in others, it's slightly scarier but it's all mostly done in good fun the most popular of these traditions is the camp which laughs or the Krampus Run which is essentially the same as the park ten mouths groups of people dress up as Krampus wear in large bells so they can be heard as they roam the streets in packs accompanied by an st. Nicholas what exactly they do depends on how they're feeling some just scare children and passers-by some throw snow at them and others whip them around the back of the leg then you have those who visit houses given presents and in exchange they're given schnapps and brandy so it's pretty much just adult trick-or-treating and it's also a pretty good excuse to walk around being a massive douche for a day in parts of Austria twigs will be painted gold and left around the house all year round as a reminder for children to behave in the 1800's Krampus could be found on greeting cards post cards and on the wrappers of candy these depictions were rather odd and often quite distasteful they feature Krampus has a more devilish figure with a actual undertone and this stems from those in large cities never really seen these traditions all they had to go by was the word of the church who equated Krampus to the devil in terms of his story these images do make sense but it's not hard to imagine why some wouldn't find them suitable it's also why over the years they've gone from frightening to more comical in order to appeal to a larger audience what's nice to see is that these festivals and Krampus runs still take place today and not just in towns and cities within Austria and Germany but all around the world even popping up in parts of North America there's no doubt that stories of Krampus and those predating him have a dark tone to them but to say that he's just evil doesn't really tell the whole story before they were Christianized the Parkton served as protective spirits and Krampus only really came to as st. Nicholas's companion as a way to keep these traditions alive even then he merely punishes those who were deemed as deserving he doesn't commit acts of evil against the innocent and therefore he can be seen as representing a necessary evil for many this whole spectacle was and still is a time of fun and expression even today families take their children to these events and festivals to them Krampus is more of a Disney villain than a terrifying demonic story to me Krampus and Saint Nicholas represent our very own nature
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👉👉👉want to move Krampus night to Christmas Eve for that outside of the alpine region and that's why you may see this in various stories and movies despite these celebrations and festivals taking place in early December these celebrations can vary depending on the region they often involve wearing a wooden mask dressing up in fur and attempting to look as terrifying as possible in some towns it's more humorous and in others, it's slightly scarier but it's all mostly done in good fun the most popular of these traditions is the camp which laughs or the Krampus Run which is essentially the same as the park ten mouths groups of people dress up as Krampus wear in large bells so they can be heard as they roam the streets in packs accompanied by an st. Nicholas what exactly they do depends on how they're feeling some just scare children and passers-by some throw snow at them and others whip them around the back of the leg then you have those who visit houses given presents and in exchange they're given schnapps and brandy so it's pretty much just adult trick-or-treating and it's also a pretty good excuse to walk around being a massive douche for a day in parts of Austria twigs will be painted gold and left around the house all year round as a reminder for children to behave in the 1800's Krampus could be found on greeting cards post cards and on the wrappers of candy these depictions were rather odd and often quite distasteful they feature Krampus has a more devilish figure with a actual undertone and this stems from those in large cities never really seen these traditions all they had to go by was the word of the church who equated Krampus to the devil in terms of his story these images do make sense but it's not hard to imagine why some wouldn't find them suitable it's also why over the years they've gone from frightening to more comical in order to appeal to a larger audience what's nice to see is that these festivals and Krampus runs still take place today and not just in towns and cities within Austria and Germany but all around the world even popping up in parts of North America there's no doubt that stories of Krampus and those predating him have a dark tone to them but to say that he's just evil doesn't really tell the whole story before they were Christianized the Parkton served as protective spirits and Krampus only really came to as st. Nicholas's companion as a way to keep these traditions alive even then he merely punishes those who were deemed as deserving he doesn't commit acts of evil against the innocent and therefore he can be seen as representing a necessary evil for many this whole spectacle was and still is a time of fun and expression even today families take their children to these events and festivals to them Krampus is more of a Disney villain than a terrifying demonic story to me Krampus and Saint Nicholas represent our very own nature
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