Germany Haus Krampus - visited 01/2018

[Ghost-Scooter]

I found this small house in the woods near Munich. Almost cleared it still got a certain charme as it hides a little local treasure - the mask of a Krampus.

The Krampus is a figure appearing in the Bavarian tradition of St. Nicholas. Whilst St. Nicholas rewards the brave kids on the 6th of December the Krampus dsiciplines the naughty ones. Each year on the 5th of December there are Krampus walks in the Bavarian cities. A group of Krampus dressed in fur and scary masks walk through the cities trying to frighten the kids. The kids on the other hand try to annoy the Krampus without getting disciplined.
These handcrafted wooden masks are often very old an therefore quite precious - at least in a traditional sense.

Typical scene from the Krampus walk.


But now back the main topic - Haus Krampus

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[The_Raw]

Fascinating stuff! Great pictures too 

 

[Dubbed Navigator]

This is really interesting, shame its cleared out but it looks really nice outside.

 

[jones-y-gog]

It's great to learn about traditions I never knew of, and great set of pictures as usual  :14_relaxed:

 

[Andy]

Nice find. I like the view through the door to the kitchen on the third picture.