Krampus... and St. Nikolaus by Pelycosaur24, journal
Krampus... and St. Nikolaus
It’s that time of the year again. I noticed that in recent years Americans have shown interest in the Krampus. And while I am happy to see that something from my own cultural background seems to be popular overseas, I can’t help but to notice some misconceptions…. But as you know I love nothing more than to inform where information is wanted/needed. So here we go with some misconceptions about the Krampus.
I start of with a very big one.
Krampus has NOTHING to do with Christmas.
Nothing. Yes, he does accompany St. Nikolaus. But that is the thing. In Austria (and the rest of central Europe) St. Nikolaus has nothing to do