krampus

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His horror is nothing compared to Zwarte Piet.

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http://www.adultswim.com/videos/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell/krampus-nacht/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcH6gFhWbdI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLnl5ZWG4tg

>>16997187
When did Krampus get replaced by Santa?

>>16997239
lol this would have been terrifying to me when i was a kid. damn i felt like i missed out now.

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>>16997187
He cute

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>>16997591
Perhaps a Christmas haunted house would lift your spirits, good chum? Speaking of which, do any anons know of a Krampus parade held in the US? Methinks one of the more German-cultured towns might celebrate.

http://darkhourhauntedhouse.com/wreck-halls/

In related folk traditions more closely associated with certain regions of High-Alpine Europe, particularly the snowy villages south and west of Salzburg in Austria, the Knecht Ruprecht character functions as St. Nicholas' assistant, rather than as the primary actor in the early December rituals; keeping a watchful eye on the benevolent saint during his journey. Both are, in turn, accompanied in these regions by an assortment of terrifying horned, goat-like, creatures known as the "Krampus", who seek out and terrorize misbehaving children identified by St. Nicholas for punishment. Austrian children grow up believing the worst offenders are whipped with birch switches, and sometimes stuffed in a burlap sack and thrown into an icy river for their bad deeds!

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmxKCgCbRV0
(you'll 'hear' both characters in this piece by Shubert)

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