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Weird Christmas
One of the best things about the internet & having a fundamentalist Christian boom, is that they do lots of research into why the big Western holidays aren't Christian, & that they are in fact, loaded with old-time White people's religion. Their reasoning tends towards the hyperbolic & alarmist, which is fine i suppose, but they do end up finding lots of gems. I prefer inflamatory language to passive language anyhow.
A while back i found out about the Krampus, because i found about "Black Peter" or Zwarte Piet, who is St. Nicholas' or Sinterklaas' little chimney sweep companion. I was actively researching politically incorrect caricatures & Zwarte Piet was amongst the information. Apparently, there is also a Black Devil character, who is the less-tame & more insane Germanic version of Black Peter. This Black Devil is the Krampus.
The Krampus accompanies Saint Klaus or whatever regional version of this character on his winter adventures to judge & reward or punish children. According to my research, Santa Claus is most likely high out of his mind on amanita muscaria mushrooms, is accompanied by the devil & is wandering through the snow. I think i did that once. If the kids have been bad, Santa doesn't just leave reindeer or goat turds in their stockings or shows, no, the Krampus disembowels them, abducts them, shackles them, or stuffs them up the chimney. Of course, if the children have been good, Santa gives them some candy & toys. Maybe if they've been really good, they'll get a Castle Greyskull.
Turns out that Saint Klaus isn't just some saint, but is this reincarnated combination of the essential oils of both Odin/Wotan & Thor. Thor is of course, Odin's son, so they are pretty similar anyhow. The reindeer can also be Santa's goat, or Thor's goats. Prior to the Germanic peoples' Christianization, Germanic folklore contained stories about the god Odin (Wodan), who would each year, at Yule, have a great hunting party accompanied by his fellow gods and the fallen warriors residing in his realm. Children would place their boots, filled with carrots, straw or sugar, near the chimney for Odin's flying horse, Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would then reward those children for their kindness by replacing Sleipnir's food with gifts or candy.
A while back i found out about the Krampus, because i found about "Black Peter" or Zwarte Piet, who is St. Nicholas' or Sinterklaas' little chimney sweep companion. I was actively researching politically incorrect caricatures & Zwarte Piet was amongst the information. Apparently, there is also a Black Devil character, who is the less-tame & more insane Germanic version of Black Peter. This Black Devil is the Krampus.
The Krampus accompanies Saint Klaus or whatever regional version of this character on his winter adventures to judge & reward or punish children. According to my research, Santa Claus is most likely high out of his mind on amanita muscaria mushrooms, is accompanied by the devil & is wandering through the snow. I think i did that once. If the kids have been bad, Santa doesn't just leave reindeer or goat turds in their stockings or shows, no, the Krampus disembowels them, abducts them, shackles them, or stuffs them up the chimney. Of course, if the children have been good, Santa gives them some candy & toys. Maybe if they've been really good, they'll get a Castle Greyskull.
Turns out that Saint Klaus isn't just some saint, but is this reincarnated combination of the essential oils of both Odin/Wotan & Thor. Thor is of course, Odin's son, so they are pretty similar anyhow. The reindeer can also be Santa's goat, or Thor's goats. Prior to the Germanic peoples' Christianization, Germanic folklore contained stories about the god Odin (Wodan), who would each year, at Yule, have a great hunting party accompanied by his fellow gods and the fallen warriors residing in his realm. Children would place their boots, filled with carrots, straw or sugar, near the chimney for Odin's flying horse, Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would then reward those children for their kindness by replacing Sleipnir's food with gifts or candy.
