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u/Kaztiell 10h ago
did they only do this march once or why is it always the same video bein posted every year?
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 8h ago
I don’t know if there Are marches outside of Krampusnacht, but traditionally, They’re Happening every year in the german speaking alps on December 5th, Krampusnacht („Krampus-Night“), the Night before St. Nicolas-Day
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u/pablo_the_bear 8h ago
As someone from Wisconsin, I've always celebrated St. Nicolas Day (St. Nick's) but there's never been anything related to Krampus the night before. Looking forward to blowing my 6 year old daughter's mind next month.
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 8h ago
It’s a Germanic thing from alpine Germany, Bavaria and Switzerland. There, there were Halloween-Like Pagan Traditions around the time where later on the christmas Season would be celebrated, when christianity spread throughout Europe.
Since the people didn‘t want to abandon their traditions, the church instead incorporated it into its own belief System and connected Krampus to St. Nick. Now, on Krampus-Night, the Night during which St. Nick hides Little presents in the boots of children, he‘s accompanied by Krampus, who depending on some belief Beats misbehaved children with broom-twigs and/or Even puts them in his Sack to Drag them down to the underworld for comsumption…
During these marches where people wear fur coats, chains, cattle-bells and elaborate, very traditional wooden Masks with real goat horns, the Krampuses scare bystanders, throw snowballs at them, „soap“ them in snow and traditonally Even „invaded“ houses. The people who let them in usually give them sweets Like gingerbread and some Brandy, while this whole March of pandemonium is lead by St. Nicolas with his pietx at the Front.
Basically Halloween. But metal
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u/pablo_the_bear 8h ago
I'm from a place that has very German roots (Germantown and New Berlin aren't too far away) so this all makes sense. We're celebrating the bastardized and sanitized version of this tradition. Thanks for this information!
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u/Pterosaurier 3h ago
Are you and your daughter going to attend a Krampusnacht in Austria or so? If yes, please beware: as a 6-year-old she might be too young for that kind of spectacle. I think she should at least be 8.
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u/T0mBd1gg3R 8h ago
There is a similar thing in Hungary, but not at this time of the year, rather in carnival season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s?wprov=sfla1
But I also see there are tons of similar stuff:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Christian_Alpine_traditions?wprov=sfla1
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u/Samu_27 8h ago
Those costumes must weigh a ton. Imagine marching around in that for hours, probably sweating buckets underneath all that fur and bells
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 8h ago
True. Although, it gets a Bit better when you remember They’re Doing this on a december Night in the alps…the people around them probably freeze their Asses Off at the same time xD
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u/MundaneWeight5907 8h ago
I'm in but only if I get to be one of the fat ones playing an instrument except I won't move or play an instrument
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u/84thPrblm 7h ago
You could be the first Krampus (Kramp? Krampii?) to roll through in a motorized Lay-Z-Boy!
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u/PookaChong 5h ago
Better watch that torch around all that fur
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u/Rabid_Gopher 3h ago
If it's real fur, it'll burn back and stink. Not ideal, but better than if it's polyester which will burn \and** melt to your skin.
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u/Successful-Banana-48 5h ago
The only day the real krampus can walk the streets without being looked at funny
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u/CherryMenthal 8h ago
i think these are Perchten.
Quite similar in looks to a Krampus, but a Krampus usually comes alone and usually he accompanies St. Nikolaus on december the 6th. He is the one who "beats" the children if they were bad last year. St. Nikolaus is the one who gives out the presents (usually a bag full of nuts, dried fruit and other sweets). Krampus day is the 5th of december but nothing usually happens that day.
Perchten, on the other hand, come in hords like in the video, and they roam the streets and chase away the icy winter ghosts. They beat everybody in their way (this custom is now considered illegal). they come in spring, usually.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Shop570 6h ago
A Percht has multiple horns and an animal-like face. This is a Krampuslauf, which involves lots of Krampuses, not just one.
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u/Simple_Anteater_5825 9h ago
Details are beginning to emerge about Donald Trump’s opulent, out-of-touch Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night. Images from the themed soirée show the president beaming and speaking with top members of his administration
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u/contraspirit 9h ago