WTF Germany?!?

[Ace Boobtoucher]

 

[LucyOHara]

I must move here. :heart:


2013 KRAMPUS EVENTS

12/6 Albany NY — Krampus hits Albany
12/6 Richmond VA — 1st Annual Krampusnacht
12/6 Los Angeles CA — Krampusnacht 2013
12/7 Atlanta GA — Krampus Krawl
12/7 Bloomington IN — Krampus Night
12/7 Los Angeles CA — Krampus Ball
12/7 SF CA — KRAMPUSMAS artshow (thru 1/30)
12/12 Los Angeles CA — Krampus Art Walk
12/13 Brooklyn NY — THE KRAMPUS play (thru 15th)
12/14 Nashua NH — The Fright before Xmas
12/14 Philadelphia PA — Krampuslauf
12/14 Los Angeles CA — Krampus Art Show
12/19 Atlanta — Krampus is Coming (thru 12/21)
12/21 Los Angeles — Krampus Rumpus

there were already events in DC, Dallas, LA, SF and more!

Damnit... I'm near enough to Dallas... poop

 

[288gto]

that's why they became nazis

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

that's why they became nazis

Of all the stupid.......... Just do me a favor and stop posting.

 

[288gto]

Of all the stupid.......... Just do me a favor and stop posting.

nah, has to do a lot.

that thing is scary as shit, and imagine all the traumas the kids can get by seeing that.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

'Tis the season, bitches.

 

[Rane1071]

I'd forgotten about ol' Krampus.

Anyway, merry christmas bitches.

Where I come from, the Krampus usually is a mere companion to the Nikolaus, on the other hand, the so called Perchten can be hands on and one might leave such a Perchtenlauf (when they parade through a town) with quite a bruise. Usually it's drunk as fuck simpletons hailing from rural areas who wear those masks, and those people will literally hunt you down and dole out a beating that leaves you on the ground for a couple minutes. They don't go after children though, which is quite nice. But if one of them has set his eyes on you, you better run, 'cause that bunch of twigs ("Rute") really hurts like hell. In my younger days, some of the Perchten also whipped out a chain from time to time, just for good measure. Nowadays, it's not quite as brutal anymore. Boring!

The voice of experience, me'thinks.

 

[Supafly]

The tradition of "Krampus" is very somilar to another german wintertime tradition, the "Klausentreiben" (literally: "Chasing Klauses"). for starters, here is a video. Don't worry if you don't understand it, it is in a southern accent from Germany, some of my fellow german people have a hard time understanding it, too

The "Klausen" are of course a group of the local young men who dress up in furs and such. The concept is:

In the dark and winter times, the people in the middle ages were very afraid of evil beings, spirits and so on. In order to prevent fopr one of those evil buggers to take the village as his settlement, they made these attempts of fooling him the place was already heavily occupied by some beasts he would not want to do business with.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klausentreiben

Further notice: In japan, they believe that you must not make positive comments on people's kid's, or an evil spirit would take notice and posess the little one. If you go there, don't do it. Don't even stroke it#s head approvingly.

 

[Supafly]

Christoph Waltz explains it further

 

[Death-Proof-69]

The tradition of "Krampus" is very somilar to another german wintertime tradition, the "Klausentreiben" (literally: "Chasing Klauses"). for starters, here is a video. Don't worry if you don't understand it, it is in a southern accent from Germany, some of my fellow german people have a hard time understanding it, too

this is an amazing parallel to U.S. English...

 

[Supafly]

this is an amazing parallel to U.S. English...

Another detail: When you ask a Bavarian, he will most likely insist he is not actually german, he is rather, "ALSO german, somewhat by chance. The german form of the Republicans even have a bavarian party that is not officially the Christian Democratic Union, it is the Christian Social Union and the first one does not operate and candidate in Bavaria. They work toether, but every once in a while some loony CSU politician will come up with stupid propositiobs, just to spite the big sister and to show they don't fool around.

The similarities to the USA are indeed bigger than most imagine

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

One of these years I'm gonna remember to necrobump this thread before Krampusnacht instead of four days after. And I'll make it to a Krampusnacht celebration, too.

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/6/7341617/krampus-demonic-santa
http://geeknation.com/the-horror-of-christmas-krampus/

 

[Supafly]

Ace, here is a new trip for you: Similar to the "Klausentreiben", there is the "Bärbeltreiben", in a few places. "Treiben" is for "Driving", as in moving a herd of cattle, and "Bärbel" is the cosy name for "Barbara"

And as you see, nowadays, it is highly regulated, too. No secret buttons on those sticks, and every Bärbel must be in those lists!

 

[jonno2004]

Looks scary, I'll be good!

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I didn't realize the Krampus activities started so early but hundreds of drunk men dressed as Krampus have been at it in Austria. The festivities have spread to several large cities in the US and I would love to participate but I'm pretty sure it won't end well here.

 

[Supafly]

It's on again, Ace :coolthumb:

 

[rivasky]

Graz is in Germany? Is it 1938 again?

 

[Supafly]

Graz is in Germany? Is it 1938 again?

Are you asking me to give up my dreams of the Fourth Reich now???

 

[sean miguel]

I didn't realize the Krampus activities started so early but hundreds of drunk men dressed as Krampus have been at it in Austria. The festivities have spread to several large cities in the US and I would love to participate but I'm pretty sure it won't end well here.

It's on again, Ace :coolthumb:

What is this shit? I thought we won WWII.

They are satanic atheists with the presumption of inefficiency, as in they work harder, not smarter.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

You forgot to mention the history channel or David Icke. Prepare yourself for an avalanche of neg rep.