Ho-ho-holy crap! 😱 Krampus is Santa's scary helper, and he's making a cultural comeback. 🎅 Krampus has ancient roots, but he's coming back to scare the dickens out of a whole new generation. 🖤⁠ ⁠ Associated with the Alpine region, the Krampus tradition ranges from southern Germany into parts of Austria, northern Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary. ⛰ Krampus plays bad cop to Saint Nicolas’ good cop, and bad children are threatened with whipping with birch sticks from Krampus—or even being thrown into his basket and carried away!—whereas good children are rewarded by Saint Nicholas with toys and candy. 🎁⁠ ⁠ Who's coming to see you this year: Santa or Krampus? 😈⁠ ⁠ Learn more about this holiday legend when you visit the link in our profile. 🔝 ⁠ ⁠ #HowToHoliday #krampus #christmas #holidays