Sinterklaas Krampus
Children are the focus becoming kings and queens for the day turning the switches of the original story into royal scepters.
Sinterklaas krampus. However if there were bad children to be punished krampus would act on sinterklaas behalf. Krampus is a terrifying figure found in parts of austria bavaria south tyrol slovenia and croatia most probably originating in the pre christian alpine traditions. In oostenrijk komt sinterklaas niet met zwarte pieten maar met zijn krampussen.
In central europe folklore saint nick has a partner who deals with the naughty children by eating them drowning them or carrying them off to hell. In reality krampus is a bogeyman believed to be descended from rodefhiri due to the belief of children in bogeymen. De krampus is een dreiging voor stoute kinderen.
Sometimes as the stories go he would even abduct bad children. Meer informatie over de kra. This contrasts with saint nicholas who rewards the well behaved with giftskrampus is one of the companions of saint nicholas in several regions including austria bavaria croatia hungary northern italy.
The feast of saint nicholas is celebrated in parts of europe on december 6. The sinterklaas festivities draw on the hudson valleys dutch heritage but with some modern day twists. In central european folklore krampus is a horned anthropomorphic figure described as half goat half demon who during the christmas season punishes children who have misbehaved.
If you thought coal for christmas was bad try getting hauled away in a sack by a half goat half demon named krampus who plans to eat you.