“I was a grown adult man… and I was absolutely terrified” – Brian

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Episode 17 describes the rich holiday traditions surrounding Saint Nikolaus day which is celebrated in many parts of the world. While this holiday and the wild traditions are not celebrated in the United States parts of it may seem familiar as Santa Claus is in fact derivative of “Old Saint Nick”.  Brian and Vinz share their experiences with the cultural phenomenons and explore some of the interesting traditional ways in which the holiday is celebrated in Austria and Bavaria Germany..  From Krampus to Clausen and from Angels and Santa’s little helper this is a very fun and entertaining episode.  As always… thanks for listening

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Read more about St. Nikolaus & the “Krampus.”

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Here’s a representation of 1896

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Brian with his fam in Bichlbach
(05th of December 2019):

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There you can see how the Krampus in austria looks like:

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And there you can see the difference… That’s from Vinz’ region:

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Brian mentioned these weird hay dudes… Check it out:

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Here are some crazy videos to see how crazy the tradition is:

Thanks for listening & take care!

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