tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post1934531737770100062..comments2023-09-18T21:43:47.885-07:00Comments on Remains of the Day: Beware the KrampusAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-71039908314451789402012-12-10T09:14:30.556-08:002012-12-10T09:14:30.556-08:00That Krampus is truly terrifying -- the coal in th...That Krampus is truly terrifying -- the coal in the stocking pales by comparison, while the Dutch sidekick (Black Pete) is more comic relief than threat. The different versions of this winter festival are fascinating!Rachael | The Slow-Cooked Sentencehttp://theslowcookedsentence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-42663622856163897192012-12-09T14:52:36.430-08:002012-12-09T14:52:36.430-08:00Now that's a holiday tradition I can get behin...Now that's a holiday tradition I can get behind! Love the poem, too!Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-61718917824996261922012-12-08T07:39:36.815-08:002012-12-08T07:39:36.815-08:00This reminds me of my father's stories of Sint...This reminds me of my father's stories of Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas)and Belschnickle (aka Bad Cop)from his PA boyhood. Belschnickle would roam the neighborhood with a switch and bag of coal looking for naughty children. Hmmm. Maybe that makes Elf on the Shelf slightly less creepy. ;) Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247435580507783428noreply@blogger.com