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 ...

Well, it's where a bunch of people dressed as Krampus — the horned demonic figure from central European folklore known to be a scourge to badly-behaving children around Christmastime — and as ...

Krampus is rumored to punish children who have been naughty on the evening of Dec. 5, also known as Krampusnacht, by whipping them, eating them or dragging them to hell. His benevolent ...

Children who have been good that year will receive small treats, presents, or some money from St. Nicholas. The flipside, Donohue-Bergeler said, is that Krampus is the one who punishes the ...

(WHTM) Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) takes place every December 5. This is the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, and the patron saint of children and gift-giving. So what is a ...

St. Nicholas and Krampus arrive together to either reward or punish children. Worse yet, some stories suggest he will eat naughty children or drag them to hell. Parents in Europe long told 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 ...

Krampus, known as a demon who punishes children for misbehavior.” Emerging from central European lore, Krampus “is the devilish companion of St. Nicholas” and appears as a “half-goat ...

inspired by German folklore where Krampus would punish all the naughty children (and even drag them to hell), while St.

Credit: Tyler Hickman As the mythos of what Mays calls “Santa’s first elf” tells us, Krampus follows St. Nicholas around on the fifth of December, Krampusnacht, rewarding well-behaved children with ...

Krampus supposedly accompanies Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of Dec. 5, on the eve of the Feast of St. Nicholas, where as Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with ...

As a part of Central and Eastern European folkloric tradition, Krampus is a half-goat, half-devil-like monster who punishes misbehaving children during the Christmas season. Melody Clark hangs out ...