Here is a little clip from The Krampus Run in Bad Gastein. It is happening outside a restaurante named "Steak und Merh". This is only a little clip from the full video. It is happening the 5th december almost all over Austria.
It's some men who are dressed like Trolls, and "attack" people by scratching their ears or lifting them in the ears.
of course the catholic church had to ad the St.Nikolaus too - because they were not that successful in forbidding this rite. (for exact information contact a library)
After all - the Krampusse are coming each year on the 5th and 6th of december - and people from Gastein mostly are very proud of this tradition too! btw. the group you can see is one of the eldest groups who did Krampuslauf in Bad Gastein, they call themselves "Kötschachdorfer Pass"! We hope you enjoyed your stay!
lukeblackluxus 1 year ago
@lukeblackluxus Thanks for telling me those things.
And i realy injoyed my stay, and thought that this Krampus-thing was the best, and most exciting thing i experienced on my vacation :)
jonasblm 1 year ago
Dear Mr.!
This tradition is not about attacking people! It has its beginnings in the celtic rites for the dark winter nights: In order to give themselves hope, they started to defend themselves against the darkness and the bitterness of the winter! With loud noises and branches of trees, they intended to scare the "evil spirits" away and "clean" the houses spiritually.
In fact - Gastein is one of very little places in Europe that kept this tradition through the years...
lukeblackluxus 1 year ago
@lukeblackluxus i ain't saying that its about attacking ppl, im just saying whats happending in the video, but thanks for writing what this Krampus-thing is about :)
jonasblm 1 year ago