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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.
And in downtown Bremerton, the Krampusnacht Bremerton 2024 will wander the streets -- with the ancient horned "Krampus" in costume, as well as anyone else who wants to dress up -- from 2 to 9 p.m ...
The Feast of Saint Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on December 6. On the preceding evening, Krampusnacht, the wicked hairy devil appears on the streets. He sometimes accompanies St. Nicholas. However, Krampus will at times be on his own, visiting homes and businesses. [8]
The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 25, 2015, [15] but was moved to December 4, 2015, to be closer to December 5, which is Krampusnacht. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on April 26, 2016, and was internationally released on the same formats in the United Kingdom on ...
But in Austria and parts of Germany, adults dressing as the demonic creature on Dec. 5 or 6 (Krampusnacht) to quiz children over their naughty behavior and frighten them—as well as Krampuslaufs ...
Krampusnacht. National AFL-CIO Day. National Blue Jeans Day. National Communicate With Your Kids Days. National Repeal Day. Sacher-Torte Day. Walt Disney Day. World Soil Day. December 6. Candle Day.
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."
Hellboy: Krampusnacht (one-shot, December 2017) by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes. Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon (5 issues, November 2017 – March 2018) by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, and Christopher Mitten.