Do "Naughty" Children Get Punished at Christmas?

"KRAMPUS" and Santa

A Krampus Christmas Postcard

Do "Naughty" Children Get Punished at Christmas? "KRAMPUS" and Santa

December and The Devil "Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine to allow his converts certain festivals... as formerly they had done this in honor of "THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine permitted their usual December celebration under the new name (of Christmas)...And From these early pagan...ceremonies are derived many of the English holiday customs that have survived to our day." - The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909

"What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil ? " (2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway "Krampus, popular throughout Europe, is usually described as a black devil who accompanies St. Nicholas and punishes disobedient children. Parents warn their children that Krampus will carry them away if they don't behave. The legend surrounding this character varies depending on which region you hear it from. In Austria he is Krampus, in Germany Knecht Ruprecht, and in Holland Black Peter."

Krampus Christmas Card Krampus was a well known Christmas Figure in Europe in earlier years, when he was pictured as the Companion of St. Nicholas. While "Santa" give out the gifts and rewards - it was "Krampus" who punished the naughty chiildren.

Even today, there is a hint of the Krampus Message, in the popular song that is sung about Santa Claus. The lines "You Better Watch Out" - "You Better Not Cry" - are the old time warning about being punished - by the "Dark" Helper that roams wth Santa - or St. Nicholas. In Europe, pictures of Santa and Krampus were frequently found on Christmas Postcards and also on Christmas Greeting Cards. Krampus and Santa have been pictured on sleds together, on Ski's and also on Motor Bikes.

These old European Christmas Cards - depicted children as being frightened or afraid of Krampus. "Central Europe has the Krampus, who is St. Nick's evil sidekick. In these parts, Mikuls shows up in December accompanied by a

foul-breathed, forked-tongued creature who sought out the bad children and instilled terror in them by taking them away with him." "The Krampus (or Krmpusz, in Hungarian) appeared all across the Austro-Hungarian lands in one form or another. Often, he was rather unimaginitively depicted as a traditional Christian-style devil with horns, cloven hooves, forked tail or flaming red tongue, on Krampus-themed Christmas postcards that circulated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." "Leave it to the Weiner Wertstatte in Vienna to really get down to the essence of the Krampus in their version of the nasty fellow. Many Christmas greeting cards and post cards depict the Krampus as an employee of the Santa empire, clearing out the nastiest brats so that St. Miklos could come in and drop off his gifts more efficiently across the Austro-Hungarian lands."

Europe is filled with the Legends of Krampus - who whips naughty kids - and sometimes even takes them away. Greetings from Krampus - was a common theme for Christmas time in Europe.

Bad children were carted off in the pail or sack of Krampus. Good Children were rewarded with presents from Old St. Nick

Old St. Nick - and "Krampus" The Krampus, The Cross, and Santa See Below -

Krampus is seen accompanying St. Nick on his journey in Decenber to Punish and Reward Children according to their deeds.

Krampus and St. Nicholas from the Journal of Carl Baumann - Written 1813-25

Girl Praying Before Krampus

Krampus snatching kids right beneath the nose of their mother.

This Christmas Postcard Below Depicts Krampus as looking Mean, and Cruel. Their mother warned them - "You better be good, or else - because Christmas is coming, and you know what happens to bad boys and girls at Christmas."

Saint Nick is shown with Krampus below - in a greeting card from Europe at Christmas Time.

copy of used Christmas Greeting Card From Hungary

` Krampus Greeting Card - showing Krampus punishing the naughty children.

Another Christmas Post Card showing Krampus running away with a bad boy. KRAMPUS AND ST. NICK

The Mythological Creature called "Krampus" - reminds us so much of Satan the Devil - that we are lead to believe that St. Nick's companion - points to the Evil Origins of Christmas. "Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine to allow his converts certain festivals... as formerly they had done this in honor of "THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine permitted their usual December celebration under the new name (of Christmas)...And From these early pagan...ceremonies are derived many of the English holiday customs that have survived to our day." - The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909 "What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil ? " (2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine to allow his converts certain festivals... as formerly they had done this in honor of "THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine permitted their usual December celebration under the new name (of Christmas)...And From these early pagan...ceremonies are derived many of the English holiday customs that have survived to our day." - The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909 "What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil ? " (2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway