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[topaz]

Thanks to keyne for this account of traditional holiday cheer from the Alps: Beware the Christmas Krampus.

The name Krampus comes from the Old High German word for claw, apparently referring to just one of this being’s scary attributes. Other less-than-friendly features include a long, long tongue, shaggy black hair/fur, goat's head with horns, and cloven feet. ... The town of Schladminger is home to a sort of Krampus convention, with more than a thousand goat-men roaming the town's streets, harassing the town's young women.

I know you're all thinking what I'm thinking: ROAD TRIP!

Comments

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I forgot that a town full of men covered in shaggy black hair and with slavering tongues down to their ankles wouldn't be your cup of tea!

[jss]

I was more concerned about "harassing the town's young women" not being my cup of tea, but if you want to harass women, I'll get out of your way (and sell tickets for the lynching you're gonna get).