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Sign on a pole in University City, late 2014. Krampus, the "Christmas Devil" of Austrian and Bavarian folklore, has entered the popular culture of North America; [1] Christian Jacobs notes that "thanks to the Internet and YouTube, [note 1] [Krampus] is now very much on America's Christmas radar."
According to America, from Dec. 16 leading up to Christmas, Venezuelans would—across the country, but especially among poorer communities—celebrate nine days of masses at dawn, heading to ...
1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.
Saint Nicholas and Krampus visit a Viennese home (1896 illustration). The Hans Trapp character in a 1953 photograph taken in Wintzenheim, Alsace.. The companions of Saint Nicholas are a group of closely related figures who accompany Saint Nicholas throughout the territories formerly in the Holy Roman Empire or the countries that it influenced culturally.
The personal finance website WalletHub has ranked the best places to celebrate New Year's Eve this year. The site compared 100 of the biggest US cities on entertainment, food, costs, safety, and ...
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
Inuit dance near Nome, Alaska, in 1900. A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods.
Celebrate Shelter Pets Day. International Ninja Day. International Volunteer Day. Krampusnacht. National AFL-CIO Day. National Blue Jeans Day. National Communicate With Your Kids Days. National ...