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Published: 2017-12-01 13:28:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 56976; Favourites: 2421; Downloads: 0
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Bad Santa, meet Krampus: a half-goat, half-demon, horrific beast who literally beats people into being nice and not naughty.He comes with a chain and bells that he lashes about, along with a bundle of birch sticks meant to swat naughty children. He then hauls the bad kids down to the underworld.
Where Did “Krampus” come from? Most anthropologists agree that the tradition is pre-Christian, going back to pagan mythology. Over time, the deity that Krampus originated from was corrupted into the mischievous, child-terrorizing ghoul we see today. Traditionally, St. Nicholas and Krampus appear together, working as a team. St. Nicholas rewards the good children, while Krampus punishes the naughty ones.
This is my second take on this character, his depiction closer to the Christmas holidays is already becoming a tradition and I really enjoy it!
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It's a really simple process. Either be good, or be hit with sticks. The choice is yours, really.
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Maybe he's the one we should be leaving cookies for.
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No we leave a bowl of Hot Tamales for Krampus
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The movie theater confection, or the kind the come in a corn husk?
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I don't know why, but I imagined him having a conversation with Santa and saying "But Santie, don't you think they should just... y'know... be whipped until their backs bleed? Doesn't that seem like the right thing to do?" ("They" in this case meaning naughty children)
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My favorite Christmas Devil
Wish they would celebrate more often like the one in Austria, which they have the best Krampuslauf parades ever...
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As far I know, here in Hungary Krampus is a lot more common helper of Santa than the elves. Actually, i think elves are more common in the anglo-saxon culture, while in germanic cultures (and also in Hungary, which borrowed a lot from German and Slavic folklore as well) Krampus is more well-known. But he's not evil, rather a little-naughty helper of Santa. And if you were bad, he will give you birsch sticks (virgács in Hungarian).
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Here in Switzerland we have the 'Schmutzli', who basically does the same, although he helps St. Nicolaus and not Santa. It's so fascinating to read about how all these figures are interpreted differently in other cultures <3
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Oh yes awesome work! This guy has always been the real spirit of xmas haha!
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You're a mean one, goat-demon. You are a psychopath! You beat up little children who couldv'e just failed math, goat-demo-on! You're an evil spirit with some metal on his arms!
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I was telling my coworker about him last week and she said that maybe she should replace her Elf on a Shelf with a figure of him to get her kids to behave during the holidays.
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Yeah, that´s him. Nasty old fellow from Austria...
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He sees you when you're sleeping
He sees you when you're sleeping
He sees you when you're sleeping
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Sydney, for the love of god please don't post this.
Not only are you giving Deviant Art a bad reputation where people do this but you are also targeting other people and yourself.
These kind of actions are negative to the community and for the innocent kids who read this scared for their lives.
So I ask you to delete the comments (if there is more than this one) and be on your way knowing that you stopped some chainmail.
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Tell Clarissa I said she's a pathetic ghost that misleads and scares little kids into sending spam to let others know of her "spooky curse".
Also I have a rare disease where if I get asked out, I'll spontaneously bleed to death.
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Ah Mr.Krampus
I better be nice this Christmas. hehe
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НИ бутылка Саке, Ни что-то аниме, ниииииииииии****Я, только истинная красота, МЕФИСТОФЕЛЬ, пришёл к вам в гости.
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i love what you've done with his eyes!!
great picture!
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I definitely do NOT want to be a or have a naughty child!
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I love Krampus! I will absolutely teach my children about him if I have any. ^_^
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Same here. That'll scare them straight.
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Now this is a good piece of fanart. I've already shared it on G+.
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HAH!
I know it's true, but... wow, amazing it's getting so mainstreamed these days.
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*happily squeaks and claps paws* Yay! Krampus is coming!
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Ah, my childhood friend. Christmas wasn't complete without a nice trashing from Krampus.
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Love this! Krampus started as a straw goat that used to be snuck into your neighbor's house. The goal was not to get caught. If you succeeded, then they had to sneak the straw goat into someone else's house. What people did before Television and smartphones for entertainment in the winter time! Krampus grew into being one of the Wild Men of Europe and young men as part of their rite of passage, would come back down out of the mountains dressed as the Wild Man Krampus. There have been valentine like cards made with pictures of men dressed as Krampus kissing or courting their sweet heart.
The Catholic church turned Krampus into a demon because of his goat like features. This is around the time that he began to follow Santa and later the Christ Child around as their dark shadow, meant to punish bad children. In some areas, Krampus (Black Peter) became a Moor and today people protest Black Peter, insisting that he is racist and should not be included in Christmas celebrations.
So.... Who wants to sneak a straw goat into someone's house without getting caught?!
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Thanks for the information! Never before have I heard of the straw-goat thing. To which nation does this tradition belong, or is it spread over much of Europe?
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Krampus as the straw goat or as the wild man of Europe?
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