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Participants who will be dressed as the Krampus creature gather at a fire prior to Krampus night in Neustift im Stubaital. Krampus has been a part of Central European, alpine folklore going back at least a millennium, and since the 17th-century Krampus often accompanies St. Nicholas and angels to visit households to reward children who have been good while reprimanding those who have not. However, in the last few decades Tyrol in particular has seen the founding of numerous village Krampus associations with up to 100 members each who parade without St. Nicholas. (Photo by Sean Gallup)
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