The taming of Krampus

The World

Krampus, St. Nick’s scary sidekick, is as popular as ever. But he’s been tamed for a modern audience. And as one historian in Austria points out, he’s not a pagan figure — he’s actually a product of a Christian tradition. Reporter Anna Muckerman has the story. 

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