The song lyrics have never been truer. Oh You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I'm telling you why. Yet it isn't Santa Claus that you have to watch out for - it is his sinister sidekick - Krampus. He has a whip, and he is going to use it.
But where did the legend of the Krampus originate? The word itself comes from 'krampen' and is from Old High German. It means claw. Krampus is an incubus who accompanies Santa Claus, but does not follow the old man's prerogative of present giving.
(thanks Robert-John)
4 comment(s):
Never heard of him. Isn't the world sinister enough without having to add another culprit to threaten children. He'd scare the Be-Jesus out of me.
I just saw a shirt with that guy!
http://www.cafepress.com/Merry_Krampus.422260817#
Actually, this isn´t true! Krampus acompanies not Santa, but Nikolaus, who comes at the 6th of December!!!
Have to agree with Anonymous (the third one). I lived in Munich for a long time and every Nikolaus day we would go to a Party for kids and adults near Schwaz in Austria. Although it was toned down a bit for the kids show, when the Grampuses (with a 'G') came in later with Nikolaus, they scared the crap out of us.
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