In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

From a Northern Liberties parade to Krampus photo ops, Philly’s holiday season is trading forced cheer for folklore, horns, ...

The horned and hooved folklore creatures, known for punishing naughty children, appeared in Whitby for the town’s Krampus Run on Saturday (December 6) and are set to return on Sunday.

What is this Christmas goat-demon intent on punishing naughty children? It's Krampus, of course – the horned, terrifying beast with long dark hair and deadly fangs. He carries birch sticks, which he ...

Whitby Krampus Run is returning to the North Yorkshire coast for its 10th year A celebration of festive folklore is set to take over Whitby this weekend for the 10th annual Krampus run. In an ...

A German holiday tradition is picking up steam in popularity here in the Quad Cities. December 5 is Krampusnacht, or the Night of the Krampus. In countries like Germany, Switzerland and Austria, ...

It may be one of Yorkshire’s newest festive traditions, but the Whitby Krampus Run has already become one of the most colourful and unusual in the region.

(WHTM) Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) takes place every December 5. This is the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, and the patron saint of children and gift-giving. So what is a ...

The costumed Krampus characters were intended to represent another culture's holiday tradition. Some left feeling scared, ...