Old Saint Nicholas and his "traveling companion" Krampus are from Old Europe ....
Saint Nick... another name for Santa to us... and this Christmas Eve Devil are still well known in the Alps and celebrated in Austria and parts of Germany...
Home-made Krampus costumes worn by locals as part of their Christmas celebration...
More on this Christmas tradition later....
The Krampus is (re-)entering the public consciousness in many ways...
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Thanks for the info... good Sir Bloch ( Robert Bloch was one of my favorites as a youth...)
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