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A Very Merry Krampus 🐐✨🖤

A Very Merry Krampus 🐐✨🖤

Krampus in Folklore & Pop Culture, Plus a Banishing Spell!

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Dec 05, 2024
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“Winter Frolic” — Art Nouveau-Inspired Krampus Art by Jaye

Deck the halls with something sinister... Krampus is coming to town, and he’s bringing chains, birch branches, and karmic justice instead of candy canes! Although Yule is technically celebrated on the Winter’s Solstice, I consider Krampus’s annual homecoming as my personal Yule season kickoff.

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If you love Hallowe’en like I do, Krampusnacht is such a wonderful way to keep spooky season alive. This holiday is a delightful mix of creepy and festive, but my favorite aspect of Krampus is what he represents: cosmic, karmic balance in the Universe. You can’t have light without darkness. In a sense, Krampus is the ultimate Christmas anti-hero, the Loki of winter folklore, horns and all. Keep reading to celebrate Krampus with me! 🐐✨👇🏻

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