Pagan Origins of Christmas: Krampus Walk The Krampus is a horned anthropomorphic figure in the Central and Eastern Alpine folklore who, during the Advent season, scares children who have misbehaved. Assisting Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the pair visit children on the night of 5 December, with Saint Nicholas rewarding the well-behaved children with gifts such as oranges, dried fruit, walnuts and chocolate, while the badly behaved ones only receive punishment from Krampus with birch rods. The

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