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Krampus shirt on Woot! today - decay - 12-01-2009
ordered.
http://shirt.woot.com/
In Europe, Santa’s not the only one watching
You know what’s missing from the holiday season? Unimaginable horror.
Parents, let’s be honest. The threat of coal no longer works. No matter how low the kids’ math scores are, no matter how many times you’ve told them to clean their rooms only to be ignored, they know as well as you do that they are still going to have presents under the tree. Even if you actually go through with it, the biggest reaction you’ll get is a snicker, a smirk, and a “Cute, Mom. Now make with the Xbox.” What’s the parent of a pampered American brat to do?
Let’s take a page from the people of Old Europe. For hundreds of years, they’ve relied on good old fashion fear to keep their children in line. Fear of this switch-swingin’, kid-snatchin’ goat demon, the Krampus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
Krampus is a mythical creature who accompanies Saint Nicholas in various regions of the world during the Christmas season. The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen).
In the Alpine regions, Krampus is represented by an incubus demon accompanying Saint Nicholas. Krampus acts as an anti–Saint Nicholas, who, instead of giving gifts to good children, gives warnings and punishments to the bad children. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in the first two weeks of December, particularly in the evening of December 5, and roam the streets frightening children and women with rusty chains and bells. In some rural areas the tradition also includes birching by Krampus, especially of young females.
Modern Krampus costumes consist of Larve (wooden masks), sheep's skin, and horns. Considerable effort goes into the manufacture of the hand-crafted masks, and many younger adults in rural communities compete in the Krampus events.
In Oberstdorf, in the southwestern alpine part of Bavaria, the tradition of der Wilde Mann ("the wild man") is kept alive. He is like Krampus (except the horns), is dressed in fur, and frightens children (and adults) with rusty chains and bells, but is not an assistant of Saint Nicholas.
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - cbelt3 - 12-01-2009
We have, in the past, given our children a switch on St. Nicholas' day. Hey, my wife is very German.
Coincidentally, the bad cat that bit the heck out of my wife (see Cat 1, Wife 0 thread below) is named Krampus. Because he was a little devil as a kitteh.
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - decay - 12-01-2009
cbelt3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJxYGDqBBzM
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - Harbourmaster - 12-01-2009
I found this line intriguing... "the tradition also includes birching by Krampus, especially of young females."
Wikipedia cleared it right up.. "Birching is a corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically applied to the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally to the back and/or shoulders. ..."
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - Monster - 12-01-2009
Cool, I gotta get one.
more Krampus stuff here
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - rgG - 12-01-2009
cbelt3 wrote:
We have, in the past, given our children a switch on St. Nicholas' day. Hey, my wife is very German.
Coincidentally, the bad cat that bit the heck out of my wife (see Cat 1, Wife 0 thread below) is named Krampus. Because he was a little devil as a kitteh.
Well, the truth finally comes out. You didn't tell us it was a Demon Kitteh that bit your wife. :devil:
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - decay - 12-01-2009
now THAT'S the holiday spirit, Monster! :mad: :devil:
http://www.parenting-blog.net/news/krampus-is-coming/
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/Krampus
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - Monster - 12-02-2009
CRAP!
I think I ordered the last three shirts off of Woot, I went back to order one more, because they would only let me order three the first order, and they were SOLD OUT, CRAP!
Now Monster Son won't have one.
I'm emailing the creator, Missmonster, maybe we can make a deal of some kind, I'll give her one of mine if she sells me one of hers.
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - Markintosh - 12-02-2009
Eff Woot!
Re: Krampus shirt on Woot! today - decay - 12-02-2009
missed this on the artist's page:
A Scanner Darkly Animator
Motorola Designer
Blizzard Card Game Art