The Krampus Fiesta Masquerade Pachanga kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight at Ivy Hall at the Good Kind, just off South St. Mary’s Street, and promises to be part dance party, part cultural mashup, and ...

YOU better watch out. You’d better not cry. Santa Claus is coming to town. And he’s bringing Krampus — the Christmas demon — with him.

That mask and costume have now been seen by thousands more people than during that initial stroll through town, as Morley's Americanized "Krampus Nacht" event in Bremerton has grown from 150 ...

Krampus (pronounced KROMP-oos) is a cross between a goat and a human figure who traveled with Saint Nicholas — the early Christian bishop, sometimes referred to as Sankt Nikolaus, from what is ...

Rooted in European folklore, Krampus wears the mask of a horned goat. If St. Nick is there to reward the nice, Krampus caters to the naughty and you’d better watch out.

Authentic masks made in Austria and Germany start at €500, according to Arloski, but quality helps to feed an intoxicating Krampus experience. “If you have a bunch of people going through town with ...

Chicagoans celebrated Krampus Fest at Martyr’s in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood on Dec. 14, 2024. As a part of Central and Eastern European folkloric tradition, Krampus is a half-goat ...

The ever-faithful History Website describes Krampus as “the half-man, half-goat Christmas devil who punishes naughty children and maybe even drags them to hell.” ...

He wears a mask and dresses in all furs and is said to visit alone and quiz children before ... Krampus, whose name derives from the German word "krampen," meaning "claw," is a half-goat, ...

Spooky masks, bared teeth, and goat costumes don't exactly fit into the traditional vision of Christmas. The half-goat, half-demon figure of Krampus from Alpine Legends is said to accompany St.

Folklore in the European Alps tells of the Krampus, a demonic figure that's half-man, half-goat (Credit: Getty Images) Christmas has become the dominant festival in the Western cultural calendar ...

The night before, though, is an altogether darker and more frightening affair: Krampus Night.Folklore in this part of Europe tells of the Krampus, a demonic figure – half-man and half-goat ...