The holidays are a wicked good time for a German teacher. So many traditions are replete with connections and contributions from German-speaking areas.
And it's in German-speaking lands where the figure[s] of Sankt Nikolaus's companion[s] take their most fascinating shape: the Krampusse, or Klausen, or Perchten.
Here's a recent story from NPR about efforts to reawaken the Krampusse in our backyard!
I've embedded the same video on the NPR page below. It's professionally shot, and shows that these Krampus-Parades are really family affairs (or can really be family affairs) and fun for one and all.
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143485735/naughty-or-nice-krampus-horror-for-the-holidays?sc=fb&cc=fp
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