How Krampus Survived Being Erased by Santa
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2021
- You’d better watch out... because Santa isn’t the only entity keeping tabs on your every move, so let's track down some of theirs! How did Krampus become an "evil Santa Claus," chained to St. Nick, and most impressively, how did they survive being erased?
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According to movies like “A Christmas Horror Story” Krampus is like an “Anti-Claus. A demon that punishes the naughty. He whips them, and chains them up, and puts them in his sack. Stuff like that.” “On Krampusnachut, the demon hunts the wicked from sunset to sunrise.… Which is kinda true and also kinda... not? So. where does Krampus come from, what is their origin story, and most impressively, how have they survived being not only BANNED by governments, but erased by religion?! (It’s amazing that they’ve actually survived, and I gotta respect that! So, in this video, we’re gonna talk about Krampus origins and other Alpine lore, Santa Claus' origins, the Krampus/Santa dynamic relationship, and finally how Krampus not only survived… but thrives. Merry Creepmas and Season's Creepings friends and fiends!
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Research and writing: abitfrank and K Hunter
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References and Images:
Times Article “Throw Out Krampus” Monday, Dec 07, 1953
german-way.com/history-and-culture/holidays-and-celebrations/christmas/saint-nicholas/
britannica.com/topic/Krampus
byerschoice.com/christmas-traditions/krampus
Christmas Horror Story (Movie)
A person dressed as Krampus at Morzger Pass, Salzburg, Austria, Krampus "Morzger Pass" Salzburg 2008 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
St. Nikolaus with 12 Krampuses in Berchtesgadener Land, Germany (2016) CC BY-SA 4.0 Niederberger Lukas
A modern Krampus at the Perchtenlauf in Klagenfurt (2006)
CC BY 2.0 | Anita Martinz - Perchtenlauf Klagenfurt
Witches’ Sabbath, by Francisco Goya - Francisco de Goya y Lucientes circa 1797 - 1798
God Pan Reclining -by Sir Peter Paul Rubens c.1610
A St. Nicholas procession with Krampus, and other characters, c. 1910
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At the clinic where I worked we decided to have a door decorating theme that the art therapy groups ran. I requested a Festivus pole and Krampus since we had people with religious trauma, so I wanted to be the "festive, but sarcastic door." I no longer work there but I kept the handmade Festivus pole and Krampus demon. I was so proud of my clients. The kid in the Krampus sack is smiling. I asked the client, "why is he happy?"
"I was working on it at 3am!" (materials were supposed to stay in our building and we didn't want our clients stressing)
"Aren't you supposed to work on sleep hygiene as a treatment goal?"
"But I wanted it to look nice!"
"The kiddo is happy about going to Hell?"
"Some people don't like seeing their families on Christmas."
"That's fair."
Gosh, this is relatable
I lived in Japan for 5 years and I would like to hear your take on the legend of the Namahage and the traditions surrounding the creature. I actually got to witness a Namahage drag a child out into the snow, (because I was too foreign for it to come into my home), and it was amazing to see the response of the family.
You DID What?!
You, what?!!
Sounds awesome, dude!!
i went to a snowy place and YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED (KIDNAPPING) (YOU WONT BELIEVE HIS PARENTS FACES)
@@trollrat2828 and you are so sure because? Do you know what they are talking about?
OG Krampus is an old demon/servant and OG Santa was a saint. Tbh sounds like a pretty good set up for an epic Christmas battle.
The Krampus aren't even the only Christmas entities that survived Christianity, they are only the most famous ones, due to their iconic look and said shows and movies.
In Italy there is the Befana, an old lady who represents the old year sweaping away its remains, which is why she's an old lady riding a broomstick. In the rest of Germany, St. Nick is accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht (Serf Ruprecht), who is basically Krampus but grumpier and human. In Iceland there are the 13 Yule Lads and their terrifying mother Gryla.
All these survived because Christmas never was a quite religious Holiday. It was the famous nerd Martin Luther who was appalled at all this paganism, accepted or incorporated by the Catholic Church, on the birth of our Lord and Saviour JC! He was the one who introduced the idea of gifts being brought by Baby Jesus himself on the date of his birth, as opposed to other Saints and Entities who appeared closely before or after the day.
Personally my favorite winter monster is the yule cat from icelandic folklore
Don't forget the yule goat
The Yule Lads are in Hilda too. :3
Probably one of my favorite holiday monsters is a Mari lwyd ^^ (Or The Mari lwyd, forgot if it's one individual, or many)
All biblical characters and stories are fictional, they're actually the cause of all the worlds suffering and diving the human race.
We need Krampus to scare the crap out of all the entitled brats.
@Rabitx 🤣🤣🤣
And their parents who let them get away with it
I can see the movie now, a horror comedy, “Crampus Goes To Kollege!”
And entitled adults
In my experience its the adults that talk like this that are a bigger issue.
The SCP Foundation's SCP-4666 is a fantastic take on a Krampus-like entity; it really sent chills down my spine the first time I read about it.
I'd strongly encourage anyone and everyone to read the article on the SCP Wiki and/or watch one of the many excellent videos about it here on RUclips.
In Finland, Santa Claus is called Joulupukki (formerly also Nuuttipukki and Kekripukki), it comes from the Swedish loan Julebukker. The Yule goat is an ancient pagan symbol of fertility and is closely assosiated with Odin, aka Jólnir. Originally, the Julebukkers were a group of young men in Sweden and Finland who wore sheepskin, goat horns and a bark mask. Julebukker toured the house to house for asking if they had food and beer to offer. But if the house had nothing to offer the guest, then Julebukker made little pranks to them. Later, influenced by the tradition of St. Nicholas, Julebukker began giving gifts to children in the 19th century. And then the Coca-Cola and Disney comics caused that the Finnish Santa Claus was wearing red clothes instead of sheepskin, goat horns and a bark mask.
Meanwhile Krampus and St. Nic being best bros and chillin over mulled wine:
I was wondering who Saint Nicholas originally was. Always interesting hearing the history of things, sometimes it's crazier than fiction.
In Czech Republic we celebrate St. Nicholas on Dec 6th and parents often pay teenagers to dress up like St. Nick, a devil and an angel (supposed to keep the devil in check) to come to their house and deliver sweets to their kids. Usually the devil has a bag with a foot sticking out of a hole to make it look like he already took a kid or two. St. Nick reads from his book something like "Hmm, hmm, I see you were mostly good, but did some naughty things as well", devil goes like "Yes, naughty, naughty", angel says that the child can undu their deeds by reciting a poem. The child recites a poem, dodging being dragged to hell and gets sweets.
.... It can be a bit traumatizing, not gonna lie 😅
That's exactly how the Krampus tradition plays out in South Tirol, there just isn't always the angel, it's st. Nick himself who defends the little kid and asks for poems!
I’ve always maintained krampusnach with my boys and nephews and nieces for the last 19 years or so. Way more fun the freaking Christmas… their dad and i even made krampus costumes and would hide the toys if they were brats and sometimes peak in the windows at night if they wouldn’t go to bed to scare the hell outa them lol before anyone gets all pissy they got the damn toys back if the behaved themselves. Not sorry for scaring them though.
That sounds super fun and effective, would honestly enjoy the holidays more
If I ever get kids, I'll do something like this.
@@hays4475 Get them?
@@delgardner1753 Sorry, *Have.
@@hays4475 I knew what you meant, i was just being facetious, Doesn’t particularly translate well in text does it?
I love The Venture Brothers, and am so pleased you mentioned the Krampus episode.
Here in the netherland we celibrate the birthday of saint nicklas on the fifth of December,
Tho he isn't accompanied by crampus there still is an old tradition saying that bad children would be beaten using a bundle of sticks while especially bad children would be taken with him in a bag back to his castle in spain. upon which they would be trained to help him pack gifts and assist the holy man preparing for the next year.
I learned of Krampus thanks to an episode of Grimm, and instantly loved the idea and the iterations shown throughout the years 🖤
I traditionally leave tea & fruitcake for Krampus next to Santa's milk & cookies! I know he only goes after naughty kids and doesn't travel with Santa anymore... but he must be lonely, I figured that IF he shows up he'll know someone's thinking he might need a snack like Santa 🧑🏽🎄💚👹
~Holly
Wow! I did not know the origin of Krampus and always wondered why he was linked with Santa Claus. Thank you for making this video!
Growing up in Cuba we didnt celebrate Christmas with santa we instead did christmas eve with the three wise men. Now i have to figure out how to mash the wise men, santa and krampus together to scare my imaginary future children lol
Krampus was always a thing in Hungary, we always heard "don't be bad or the krampus will take you" lol
And yeah we also have the Dec 6th "kids get candies" day :D
Great video!. - I've noticed Krampus is becoming a more and more popular character despite being previously quite obscure. Also it's interesting what you get if you rearrange the letters of the word Santa.
In my area we pretty much keep St. Nikolaus only for children. Perchtenläufe and Krampusnächte run perfectly fine without the holiday usurper. 🖤
I live in Switzerland, well near Basel, and there we have replaced the Krampus with someone else who accompanies St. Nikolaus on 6th of December. He's called Schmutzli and wears a brown coat and does basically the same as Krampus... This video was great and as someone who knew the story of Krampus or well... Schmutzli, I was super excited watching it!! 😊
It's Santa's Grumpy brother
My family always watches Krampus on Christmas eve, and while I can't remember the name of it we also watch a Christmas short/episode about another Christmas monster from tales from the darkside. Christmas horror is always fun :D
Thank you for mentioning "The Venture Bros." it's such an underrated show! It is also where I first learned about Krampus!
I grew up with him and the movie and tv show don't do him justice
That... actually fits well with the versions I have for Santa and Krampus in a story I'm writing.
I am from Croatia and we celebrate Christmas normally but we also celebrate Sveti Nikola (St. Nickolas) on December 6 and than the good kids get a small present and the bad ones are supposed to get a birch.
Okay, when I first read the title I literally had no idea who that guy was
Your Krampus art is really good your lil dude is so spooky
My 2 year old made this connection...
Passed an inflatable Santa.
'Mama mama Santa! Mama Santa HASSS CLAWWWs!'
Puts her fingernails up.
Lol Because Santa Claus
So makes sense
I would honestly prefer Krampus to visit me for Christmas! Do you know how much more fun parties would be?
Ah yes another amazing video by abitfrank
The OG Santa Claus was originally named Grandfather or Grandfather Yule which was a spirit of nature who would go to those who had little and supply them with food and fuel for the Winter essentially saying stay safe, warm, and full and he was actually a Druid who embodied selflessness and would even help those lost in winter's chill back home
The world needs Krampus now more than ever, kids are getting greedier and their bring spoiled now neglected into bad behaviour is why Sandy Claws had to understandably give up on the holidays.
Krampus is coming to town!
Krampus to santa: I'M sTill StAnDiNG
"heilige" is pronounced closer to "high-lee-guh", just FYI
My grandma from Germany told me this story when I was just a small boy
I wanted to do this but an accident prevented me. At was planning on watching the film Krampus from 2015 on Dec 5-6th this year but something happened, where I was at that just completely changed it and it made me more afraid of the events that were happening than the actual demon and movie. Needless to say, I still haven't watched the movie this year yet. Maybe later after the holidays.
No Krampus traditions with my family, but somehow we held onto Santerklaas Day in my family generations later. On December 5th (Krampusnacht) we would put out our shoes on the stoop and find little toys and candy inside them. We called it "Santa's Birthday" on the calendar.
If only I'd grown up with the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of Herr Belsnickel... then again, maybe not. 😈
They have Krampus at the Oktoberfest in September held in the fairground near my house. I was confused at first...
Saint Nicholas or Sinterklaas. Is still celebrated mainly in the Netherlands where the kids get their presents in the evening of the 5th of December😊
Sol Invictvs wasn't even that big of a holiday in the Roman empire, though, so I'm not convinced by the subsumption theory.
It does work with saint Nicholas and Mrs. Bertha (she is known for caring for children and cutting up bodies, he is known for caring for children and healing cut up bodies) but this theory of Christmas being just a rehash of that one roman Holiday is just silly to me. Like, there are no known traditions of the Dies Natalis Solis Invicti that translated into Christian ones (except for the italian name "Natale" but that could be just as well a reference to the Day of Birth of Jesus), Christmas wasn't that important to Christianity until ca the 1500s, and the early Church didn't even have any factual power over what people celebrated!
1:13 NAUGH-TEE CHIL-DREN! Boil em, drown em, stick em in a stew!
My dad scared my sibling with krampus when they were little .the doorbell rang and it was christmas eve and my dad told my sibling it was krampus and my sibling ran٫hid٫and cried
There is a special "Christmas" tradition in Japan where Mountain demons descend on the village and kidnap the kids from their home. I do mean literally, the door is kept closed but not locked so they burst in shouting and stooping. Find the kid and grab them trying to take him to the mountains. It's the parent's job here to hold on to the kid, talk them up to the demon saying they do their homework and chores, never bad mouth...etc and if the demons are satisfied they let the kid go and the parents invite them to a prepared meal + sake. Happy and in a better mood they leave with a threat to the kid that they know where they live now so next year if they're bad, lazy or rude to their parents... well, they know.
Traumatic to the kid but it makes them feel protected since placating the demons is the parent's job.
Such a creepy cool video thank you 😊
I remember seeing the movie several years ago called Krampus and it was really good and really terrifying
My parents and I celebrate another forgotten holiday, yule so it's nice to see that other holidays are still holding on and being celebrated.
In the netherlands santa claus derived he is called sinterlkaas prenouncend senterklaas, the name “sinterklaas” is a other and shorter name of saint nicolas , the tradition of “sinterklaas” has been around since 1200 dont believe it search: since when was sinterklaas in the netherlands
Conclusion santa claus is basically just sinterklaas but then made by coca cola
It’s quarter past midnight here but if it means I’m early then it’s worth a few nights of nightmares 👍🏻👍🏻
I life in germany and we have so much creepy storys about kids and krampus. Thanks for making this video
Alright just my luck!Now I can fear krampus on Christmas
Yeah I'm tiered of Xmas trampling over other holidays. I have seen companies putting Xmas decorations out in early October. It's sicking and a eye sore to deal with that stuff so early. Xmas needs to be knocked down a few pegs.
You should make a podcast
your voice is soothing
I hope you have a happy holiday 🎄 it's been a while since you uploaded on this channel
Tradions I started was 1 Chinese food for Christmas Eve. My family expected me to cook a huge dinner then again for Christmas Day. I had a 4 month old baby and sarcastically said, oh we’re getting Chinese for dinner. Haven’t cooked on Christmas Eve since. But really, I would bake a birthday cake 🎂 for Jesus. That is still something I do even though it’s just me and my Mr. ✌️❤️🙏🎄
So what do you say to Santa on Christmas?? You’re krampin’ my style 🎲
interesting that you say 6th of dec is a smaller feast leading up to Christmas bc in my childhood that certainly wasn't the case! St Nick was way more important and we (my classmates and I aka the people my age I actually knew) believed in st Nick but never in Santa ;v; On tv we'd have a lot of shows about st Nick and his companion but Santa was only ever present in commercials or American shows. Some of my friends would be very afraid of the sack! Maybe it's extremely regional idk. But there were weeks and weeks of anticipation. Putting your shoe out every night and getting some candy and fruit and then on the eve of the 5th you'd set the table and place gifts for st. Nick (something you made yourself for st nick, a beer for our 'krampus', a carrot and sugar cube for st. nick's horse) and in the morning the table would be loaded with presents and the plates filled with deliciousness ☺️ then of course you'd have to shout your thanks really loud so st nick and 'krampus' could hear you wherever they were. It was honestly very magical and I miss it XD PROBLEMATICALLY our krampus had morphed into a racist caricature sometime in history 😬 big yikes.
I remember as a kid coming along for Christmas shopping and also choosing small gifts for family members. (that I didn't have to pay for myself but sh) Christmas is more about a big dinner and family. Everyone would gather at a grandparent's place and the gifts everyone brought would be collected under the tree. Usually the youngest person who could read would be handing the presents out during/after desert when everyone gathers around the tree, proud that they could read the names on the wrapper. The person who got it for you would tell you after you'd opened it and then you'd have to go give them three kisses on the cheek. And then after that it was time to read letters out loud to wish your grandparents a very merry Christmas. I even remember being surprised that anyone even believed Santa was real ever! XD It seemed so foreign to me
uh long comment sorry got lost in nostalgia there
There was a Holly King long before there was a Saint Nicholas. And the Holly King has aspects of both krampus and Santa Claus.
Yoooo Venture Brothers and American Dad shout outs! Everyone should watch Venture Brothers!
ReligionForBreakfast just did a fascinating deep dive on Sol Invictus
I just want to say that it niggles me when you refer to Krampus with "they" or "them". This normally denotes a plural so there's always this moment of confusion where I can't tell if Krampus is a singular entity or many? Wouldn't it be better to refer to Krampus as "it"? Super interesting video otherwise, always love the creepy illustrations you have throughout.
I think Frankie did this to denote how the figure shifts from the female Mrs. Bertha to the male Demon, so she uses neutral pronouns. Though I do think it would be better to refer to the Krampuss as plural, since they also, like the Perchten, always come in packs.
If we wanna really be nitpicky about the grammar, in German the noun Krampus is male, while Perchte is female.
@@cramerfloro5936 So it is multiple entities, then? 😅 Sorry about that
I wear a Krampus sweater for the holidays each year. Hopefully that appeases the old boy
Please do Tom Thumb story!😩🙏
As kids we used to get candy if we were good and sticks if we were bad, I was a good kid so I only got candy but I wanted a stick do bad they were cool and silver or gold
Krampus supposedly gave us the sticks
@@himhim2527 in my family's part of Germany the sticks were given by the human, grumpier version of Krampus, Knecht Ruprecht.
@@cramerfloro5936 oh thats cool I love hearing about random traditions around the world haha
Feel like I have a headstart on this being a die-hard American Dad fan. Tho for whatever reason, I always skip rewatching the Krampus episodes
Krampus was mentioned on an episode of Supernatural too
Speaking of Krampus some version of him shut up in the Disney plus series the Santa Clauses
"Krampus is bad for little kids!" so says a religion that's okay with an old man sneeking into houses to "deliver" goodies. At least you know when Krampus is coming (bells, whoosing of his branch). Santa likes to sneak around.
He is not a demon and he is not evil AGH!!!
But whose the anti-santa from Father Ted?
Why did the intro sound like the start of a Nord VPM sponsor 💀
in germany krumpus is stil a camon figure. and is seen as the servant of santa . they walk the streeds at nicht and beate every one how isnt inside
but naturally there wil be some bruises but the pepol of the village know this and are prepared
I should mention odin is santa claws so the age advantage goes to him
Is Krampus a "they"? I always thought that demon was a "him" or "it". Or is there more than one Krampus? Either way, interesting character.
I think Frankie used neutral pronouns since the gender shifted from the female Perchte to the male Demon.
BUT you are right, there are indeed more than one Krampus. They are more a "type" of spirit that follow st. Nicholas and Mrs. Bertha in packs. You see, in many parts of the Alps, the presents are directly given by someone dressed as the saint, who is accompanied by many Krampusse. I always assumed that the Krampusse were just the male Perchten, since in German the noun Krampus is male, while Perchte is female.
This is the story's we need to tell kid's now days, be good or Krampus we come get you, hehehe.
That will make them be on their best behavior.
have you ever read the black lagoon books, I like you book reading.
Krampus is also a remain of throwing out the Winter (due to long cold Winters) by making Noise. But These Perchten are not Krampus. Maybe Parents were much stricter in thise Alps Regions back then. The Holy turkish Priest Nikolaus goes back to a Bible Story. It was about Hunger and a greedy King who wanted the Half of the Food of People. During a Time where there was not much Food and Water left. A Kid gave a Dog his last Bread and the Priest saw it. They go to the Ship and Nikolaus said to the the Captain that he should give the half of it back and that there will be enough for the King. First he doesn't believe him but then he does. His Mum or somebody is dying or died meanwhile. Next Day: The Ship starts to sail away..they see that it's heavier than before. They are happy, sailing away, thinking the Priest. As the Boy wakes up next Morning he finds:an Apple, an Orange, some Peanuts or Datteln in his Boots. He his happy and the Story goes like..all ppl can be fed, nobody has to be hungry. Since that Day Kids get these Things (nowadays Choclate) as a rememberance of the good Nikolaus. That's the Origin Story. Before that he had a Servant Knecht Ruprecht for a While. Still wondering about how the Krampus came to Existance in that Bible Story.
You said so sweet "der heilige Nikolaus"
Prounaunce tipp: the'r hai-lee-guh Nikolaus
Are there multiple krampus??? Krampus is referred to as "they" in this video, so I'm pretty confused.
Yes the Krampus are many. They come in packs on St. Nick eve, accompanying the sain as he brings gifts to children. Just like the Perchten do in the 12 nights of Christmas
Nice to hear people talk about the Krampus and about their connection to Mrs. Bertha. But the story of Christians turning the holiday of Sol Invictus into Christmas (WITH THE HELP OF CONSTANTINE!!!) is such an antiquated and unlikely theory. I highly suggest Religion for Breakfast's recent video on Sol Invictus, which takes an extensive look at the history of this god, of the Christmas date and this theory as a whole.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
What about the show Grimm also talked about him
I had made a Monster High oc the daughter of Krampus
Cool! How was the young Perchte called?
cool
Don't worry Krampus will be defeated by an army of cartoon mice
I still dont know how thoes stiky hands work....
GRUSS VOM KRAMPUS
Lol so Santa is just the boogeyman🤣👍
You NEED to read Krampus by Brom
gotta appreciate a nonbinary anti-santa claus
Isn't Jack Skellington a spiritual successor of Krampus!
I mean technically he could be
Let’s be fair, some people deserve worse than coal on Christmas. So, even as someone who celebrates Christmas traditionally…I am totally fine with keeping Krampus around. He can haunt some of my relatives for the rest of their natural lifetimes and maybe the justice I won’t get from the legal system will feel more fair 😅🤯🎄
Long live krampus
Krampus is Santa’s goth boyfriend
I'm curious. Why do people want to believe in a terrifying demon??? Don't worship it and it has no power, right?
I'm just curious. Please don't bite my head off lol
Well, the Krampus are a type of supernatural creature that is neither entirely good nor bad, and their scary appearance is bound to the role they play: not only are they supposed to „scare them straight“ into good behaviour, they also have apotropaic functions, which many nowadays forget. They‘re the ugly gods that hunt for dangers, and thus protect the saint, similar to the Jack-o-lanterns on Halloween, the gargoyles on churches and the gorgon heads on the greek temples. They are terrifying to scare away what is truely evil.
@@cramerfloro5936 Thanks for the explanation! 😊 Makes sense. I never though of it that way at all!! 🤔😲
2:34 i love u so much
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once you learn about SCP 4666 krampus is not that scary
❤️❤️❤️Her is so UWU❤️❤️❤️