We recently took a course just about the local holidays between now and Ash Wednesday. It took two hours! One thing we learned about is an Austrian figure who accompanys Santa Clause to chase away bad spirits with a switch (which he often uses on people). He's called Krampus and looks like a hairy devil.
A few days ago we went to a festival so we could se Kampus in action. I was truly astonished at how huge he is– about 7 feet tall, nearly 3 ft. wide, and has goat's feet. Here is a photo, but after he had lost his head, unfortuanately. We'll try to see him again before he goes into hibernation.
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