Krampus Night, Folklore. 坎卜斯夜, 民間傳說

Participants dressed as the Krampus creature walk the streets in search of delinquent children during Krampus night in Neustift im Stubaital. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A participant dressed as the Krampus creature walks the streets in search of delinquent children during Krampus night in Neustift im Stubaita. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A man dressed as a Krampus, the companion of St. Nicholas and one of Austria's unique Advent traditions, makes his way during a traditional Krampus procession in Lofer, in the Austrian province of Salzburg. (Kerstin Joensson/Associated Press)

A participant dressed as the Krampus creature pulls a barrel of fire past onlookers during his search for delinquent children in Neustift im Stubaital.

A young boy walks past a hand-crafted Krampus mask and other elements of the Krampus creature lying in the hold of a bus as participants prepare to dress in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. Sixteen Krampus groups including over 200 Krampuses participated in the first annual Neustift event.

A member of the Haiminger Krampusgruppe dressed as the Krampus creature lets himself be touched by onlookers prior to the annual Krampus night in Tyrol in Haiming. Krampus, in Tyrol also called Tuifl, is a demon-like creature represented by a fearsome, hand-carved wooden mask with animal horns, a suit made from sheep or goat skin and large cow bells attached to the waist that the wearer rings by running or shaking his hips up and down.

A member of the Haiminger Krampusgruppe dressed as the Krampus creature hits a fire to release sparks on the town square during their annual Krampus night in Haiming. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A junior member of the Haiminger Krampusgruppe dressed as the Krampus creature emerges from Hell after having been transformed from a delinquent little boy into the demon-like Krampus, on the town square in Haiming

Participants dressed as the Krampus creature walk the streets in search of delinquent children during Krampus night in Neustift im Stubaital.
Krampus Night: Demon-like creatures search for ‘bad’ children | CLIK/HEAR | Multimedia, photography, video showcase of The Palm Beach Post  http://clikhear.palmbeachpost.com/2013/world-nation/europe/krampus-night-demon-like-creatures-search-for-bad-children/
Pictures of the Week: 11.24 – 11.30 2013 | CLIK/HEAR | Multimedia, photography, video showcase of The Palm Beach Post  http://clikhear.palmbeachpost.com/2013/potw/pictures-of-the-week-11-24-11-30-2013/

(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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 on November 30, 2013 in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #

in Tyrol, on December 1, 2013. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #

on December 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) #

 (Johannes Simon/Getty Images) #

in Tyrol, on December 1, 2013. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #

 in Haiming, Austria, on December 1, 2013. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #

in Haiming, Austria, on December 1, 2013. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #

 in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, on November 30, 2013. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) #
Krampus: Saint Nicholas' Dark Companion - In Focus - The Atlantic  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/12/krampus-saint-nicholas-dark-companion/100639/

Krampus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
坎卜斯 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書
根據流傳在阿爾卑斯山地區的民間傳說，坎卜斯（德語：Krampus）是聖尼古拉的隨從
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9D%8E%E5%8D%9C%E6%96%AF
奧地利傳統 / Nicolaus 聖者 & Krampus 魔鬼 @ 我家在阿爾卑斯山 Alpenleben :: 痞客邦 PIXNET ::
http://dalmatiner21.pixnet.net/blog/post/159964766-%E5%A5%A7%E5%9C%B0%E5%88%A9%E5%82%B3%E7%B5%B1---nicolaus-%E8%81%96%E8%80%85-%26-krampus-%E9%AD%94%E9%AC%BC

Folklore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore
民俗學 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書  http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%91%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%B8
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n. 民间传统；民间故事；民俗
http://dict.hjenglish.com/w/folklore

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