Everyone knows about Santa, but this is his Germanic opposite number- Krampus, the Yuletide Devil who punishes wicked children. This is my personal imagining of the Yule Devil. He carries a whip that is used to punish naughty children, and his monstrous appearance serves to frighten the wicked back onto the straight path. In extreme cases of badness, he can manifest a magical sack to carry wicked children off to a frightening place for some time.
Please enjoy my cartoonish rendering of Krampus.
Please enjoy my cartoonish rendering of Krampus.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Daemon
Size 670 x 1191px
File Size 112.3 kB
Thank you kindly. He's not as scary as a lot of Krampus illustrations and costumes tend to be, though... There's a celebration in some Germanic countries called Krampusnacht on December 5 where many people parade around in Krampus costumes and scare people.
More information here: http://www.krampus.com/who-is-krampus.php
More information here: http://www.krampus.com/who-is-krampus.php
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