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Let's Celebrate the Anti-Claus

Let’s Celebrate the Anti-Claus
Jessica Mason
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WHITBY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Participants walk through the streets during the annual Whitby Krampus parade on December 07, 2019 in Whitby, England. The Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure from Austro-Bavarian Alpine folklore who during the Christmas season punished children who had misbehaved. The event held in Whitby helps to raise money for the Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary charity. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
It’s only a few more days until Jolly Old Saint Nick hops in his sleigh to dole out presents to good little children, but there are many other Yuletide characters that you very much don’t want creeping down your chimney. We’ve already explored some extremely creepy winter lore this month, but today I want to dig even deeper into the folklore about versions of Santa that aren’t so nice. ....

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These are some seriously bad Santas
By Jessica MasonDec 22nd, 2020, 2:12 pm
It’s only a few more days until Jolly Old Saint Nick hops in his sleigh to dole out presents to good little children, but there are many other Yuletide characters that you very much don’t want creeping down your chimney. We’ve already explored some extremely creepy winter lore this month, but today I want to dig even deeper into the folklore about versions of Santa that aren’t so nice.
As Sam Winchester told us all those years ago in “A Very Supernatural Christmas” when they were hunting an old god with a taste for fruitcake and human flesh, “there’s some version of the anti-Claus in every culture.” So let’s dig in. ....

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Tis the Season for Creepy Winter Folklore!

Tis the Season for Creepy Winter Folklore!
Jessica Mason
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and by that, I mean one of the creepiest when it comes to folklore and local customs and characters. While we often think of Yuletide as a time for cookies and lights and presents and decorations, we have to remember that we have so many celebrations in the literal darkest time of the year for a reason: to drive that darkness back.
But the dark is still there, and we can see that in some of the fantastic bits of lore celebrated in this very pagan season, many of which were showcased yesterday in the final Folklore Thursday celebration of the year on Twitter. ....

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