This Krampus pendant is quite special for us considering its meaning and background story. We are launching this beautiful pendant today and this little Krampus is handmade to order in our Etsy shop or website www.thewickedgriffin.com - Original Krampus image created by and used with permission from @missmonstermel . . But now about my love for Kramperl... When I was a young child, I was fascinated by the masks, the costumes and the loud noise of the bells, but more importantly, the local lore of the Rauhnächte, which is still quite popular in many rural areas of the Alps on the Bavarian and the Austrian side, made me imagine the wildest things in my mind. . . Looking back now, I can say that these traditions that I hold so dear with vivid memories, is what made me interested and fascinated by pre-christian culture and mythology. I asked someone who participated in the Krampuslauf, where they come from, and like many locals still believe, he said that they were of Celtic origin. . . And this is what lead me onto my path of in-depth reading, and discovering the heritage that I grew up with. More importantly, it sparked a deep passion for pre-history, comparative mythology and ethnographic reports so that I may come a bit closer to understanding these traditions. . . Today, I work with other researchers and Anthropologists, we share and exchange information and I will be also involved in other projects, including my research project alpinelachsner.com, among others. These traditions are still not fully understood. This is what makes them so fascinating. . . Much of my research started almost 10 years ago, and it wouldn't have happened without Krampus, Perchta and the Buttnmandl, without Berchthold on her side and the Klausen and Bärbeletreiben, that might be a surviving substrate from a much older cosmology and belief-system, ... reaching into the pre-neolithic stone age. . . This is a special piece with a special background, without him I also would not have met so many researchers who share the same passion. When I think of home and childhood, Krampus and Perchta is certainly a huge part of it. https://www.instagram.com/p/B44uLxyH9Ud/?igshid=1fx0oaokuj6ql
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