Krampus
In Central European fowklair, Krampus is a hornit anthropomorphic feegur descrived as hauf-gait, hauf-deevilock, thit, durin Yuiltime, puinishes bairns thit'v bin bad.
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This is awfie sindry than Saunt Nicholas, thit rewairds the guid bairns wi gifts. Krampus is yin o the companions o Saunt Nicholas in some places includin Austrick, Bavarie, Croatie, Czechie, Hungary, Northren Italy includin Sooth Tyrol an Trentino, an Slovenie. Fowk arenae certaint whaur the feegur cam fae; some fowklairists an anthropologists hae jaloused thit hit haes pre-Christian oreegins.
In tradeetional parauds an in sic events as the Krampuslauf (Scots: Krampus rin), young men dresst as Krampus tak pairt. Sic events happen ivery year in maist Alpine touns. Krampus is faiturt on haliday cairds cried Krampuskarten.
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