This mythical beast was born from a centuries-old German tradition to whip naughty children into being nice. Krampusse walk through the streets of Goričane, Slovenia at the city's annual Krampus ...

Krampus is a half-goat, half-demon-monster that originates from German culture. Dr. Heather Sullivan said it’s connected to Saint Nicholas. “On Dec. 6, all the children will set out their ...

Devon Donohue-Bergeler, director of the UTSA German Program, said the holiday traditions involving Krampus are meant to include his good counterpart St. Nicholas. The saint was a Greek bishop ...

So what is a Krampus? Well, the word Krampus is derived from krampen, the German word for claw. The Krampus is described as half demon and half goat. He has horns on his head, a mouth full of ...

The team didn’t just want to turn Krampus into a dreamboat; they also wanted to pay homage to his German and folklore origins. That included making Hivju a tank top that resembled birch bark ...

the best place to do so is at one of the public “Krampus runs”, called a Krampuslauf in German. These Krampus runs range from small events at villages throughout the alpine region to large ...

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: German bratwurst booyah, giant nutcrackers and Krampus: Christkindlmarket on Broadway is fast becoming a Green Bay holiday favorite ...

Krampus is a mythical goat-man, rooted in our pagan past, who has been part for the German Christmas tradition for centuries. Only in the past couple of decades has he made his way to America.

Krampus, after all, is simply a mythical creature ... “There seems to be a lot of angst over this German Christmas character when less than two months ago every kid in town was dressed up ...

Saturday: German Day. The New Glarus Alphorns perform ... Keep an eye out, because Krampus, the half-goat, half-man counterpart to St. Nicholas in Austrian folklore, shows up on Dec. 13.