"Unlike his American counterpart, the European Saint Nicholas concerns himself only with the good children. Krampus handles the rest. According to myth, where St. Nicholas rewards good children with sweets, Krampus doles out punishments to the wicked through whippings with horsehair and bundles of birch sticks.
Doesn’t sound so merry, does it?
Krampus represents, in a way, the balance between darkness and light, providing harmony through the combination of his malevolence and Saint Nicholas’s benevolence. The pre-Christian pagan folklore from which Krampus arose often embraced the idea that this balance must always exist.
Krampus is the yin to Saint Nicholas’s yang—the two are interrelated and dependent on one another to get their job done. As long as there are wicked children, there will always be a Krampus".
Krampus - In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat, half-demon",[1] who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. This contrasts with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts.
1800-1900 Christmas cards...was the brief to photograph/draw a Robin? Not a dead one! not sure what going on with the frogs either, oh how times have changed..
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with the Cwismas sound I expected to see Bugs Bunny or Porky Pig
Vert cool cards, good playing and by far your best vocals!
"Unlike his American counterpart, the European Saint Nicholas concerns himself only with the good children. Krampus handles the rest. According to myth, where St. Nicholas rewards good children with sweets, Krampus doles out punishments to the wicked through whippings with horsehair and bundles of birch sticks.
Doesn’t sound so merry, does it?
Krampus represents, in a way, the balance between darkness and light, providing harmony through the combination of his malevolence and Saint Nicholas’s benevolence. The pre-Christian pagan folklore from which Krampus arose often embraced the idea that this balance must always exist.
Krampus is the yin to Saint Nicholas’s yang—the two are interrelated and dependent on one another to get their job done. As long as there are wicked children, there will always be a Krampus".
Krampus - In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat, half-demon",[1] who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. This contrasts with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts.
1800-1900 Christmas cards...was the brief to photograph/draw a Robin? Not a dead one! not sure what going on with the frogs either, oh how times have changed..
Mary Cwrismas Duggy
Entertaining Buggy!