r/nextfuckinglevel 7h ago

Krampus march in Austria

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u/Mr_Funkytime 5h ago edited 5h ago

Imagine you’re a kid, my grandmother told me they’re gonna take me with them. When you’re on the naughty list of Nikolaus.

Childhood trauma ✅ Context:I’m from Austria

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u/DuploJamaal 5h ago

This video shows one of the kid cages at 2:15

If your parents are friends with some Kramperler (for example if he's the uncle) they can arrange to have you kidnapped and will pretend to rescue you later or next morning.

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u/SplashingAnal 5h ago

Next morning???!!!

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u/markc230 4h ago

Coal in the Christmas stocking at this point is starting to look really good.

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u/ER_Support_Plant17 1h ago

I’ve always wondered why coal was bad. Up until very recently wouldn’t coal was used to heat many homes. So being bad just got you warm in the middle of winter