Saturday, December 7, 2019 KRAMPUS NOLAUF. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. While St. Nick brings gifts and joy, Krampus gives the bad kids a whip and horrible nightmares. This is a kind of Krampus parade, where they roam the streets and search for bad kids. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. He comes with the darkness to catch and punish naughty kids. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind. The tradition of the Krampus Run is once again very popular, especially among young people.The elaborately designed costumes are reordered every year and differ according to the figure portrayed. Krampus Parade in Downtown Bloomington. Krampus NOLAuf Parade Route NOLAuf Information Facebook Event Page After Party Tickets (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind.

Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. The rediscovery of this ancient cultural tradition inspired new generations to dust off Krampus masks that were in the family, or skillfully carve their own. Whereas Saint Nicholas rewards good children with presents left in shoes and stockings, Krampus beats bad children with birch sticks and carries away the worst offenders in a woven basket he wears on his back. He doesn’t care if you’ve been nice. Friday December 13 2019, 12.01am, The Times A German woman called police after she was beaten with a rod made of willow by a man dressed as a mythical half-demon that punishes naughty children. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) No votes so far! (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind. This beast-like The wooden masks alone can weigh 20 or more pounds. 17 December 2019. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. Today in Krampus is a Christmas demon that dates back centuries throughout the South Tyrol/Alpine region of Europe from southern Germany, Austria and northern Italy into Croatia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Slovenia. Krampus NOLAuf Parade Route NOLAuf Information Facebook Event Page After Party Tickets The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. Children, men and women now take part in Krampuslaufs all throughout Europe. Krampus enthusiasts in this category will find themselves amongst like-minded company, which makes the parade, and its inevitable post-event pub crawls, inspired places to meet new friends.

More than 300 people dressed in Krampus outfits parade through the Marienplatz to the thrill of thousands of spectators. Simone Padovani / Awakening / Getty Read more The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. They comically hit each other with their bundles, pose for selfies and swipe hats from spectators, giving them back after placing them on a horn.Tales and drawing of Krampus terrifying children date to the 1600s in Germany, and greeting cards called Krampuskarten were popular through the 1800s with the phrase Vestiges of Krampus exist in American culture as well, brought over by German immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s. The Krampus were accompanied by angels, Saint Nicholas, fire throwers, and a group of children acting as the misbehaved. Krampus also carries bells to announce his coming. The coal left in the stockings of bad children by Santa Claus was originally the doing of Krampus. Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind. The event is annual in Bloomington, but began as part of European folklore. Please contact Jeremy at The Bloomingtonian features local news for Bloomington, Indiana as well as photojournalism from other locations. The Krampus outfits are not only expensive but also really heavy to wear. But the night of December 5 belongs to Krampus.Older kids receive high-fives and fist bumps from the Krampuses, and uncertain young children quickly warm to these grotesque-yet-friendly beings, encouraged by the parents. Usually, these are young men dressed in scary costumes, with carved wooden masks, huge horns, and long hair. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)Krampus, who "half-goat, half-demon" creatures, march through the streets of Bloomington looking for misbehaved children to punish during the Christmas season, Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Bloomington, Ind.