Krampus

Oh yes, it's that time of year again when Austria, that most civilised of European nations, goes nuts and allows people dressed as monsters to go around whipping the locals.

Basically the Krampus are demons that accompany St Nicholas on or around December 6 and scare the living sh*t out of little kids who may have been a bit naughty during the year. These days it's more a bit of fun, but still, they can be a quite menacing and those whips certainly sting.

We saw the best Krampus run in Fuschl am See, which is where these photos were taken. Afterwards we were having a few drinks in the pub and a whole bunch of them came in to dish out another beating.


The grand entrance.


Two Krampuses looking for someone to whip.




Katie and Ingrid with some new friends.