Soft Spoken Halloween ASMR: The History of Krampus (tracing, brushing)
Who's in the mood for something spooky? 👻🕸 We don't really have Halloween here in Austria, but especially in the Alps, we have our own strange and sometimes pretty creepy traditions. Surely, you've heard of Krampus, the devil-like figure with horns and rod threatening to steal unbehaved children away. And then there are the Perchten which can be just as fearsome (if "ugly"), but at times also appear colourful and bright, in shining costumes during the dark winter nights (if "beautiful"). Where exactly these traditions come from is shrouded in mystery, but let's try and lift the veil just a little...
Deutsche Version folgt am Wochenende!
This video is soft spoken and intended for relaxation and educational purposes. Triggers include a light accent, page turning, book tracing and brushing. Sleep well! ❤
Books used in this video are:
Marianne Rumpf. Perchten: Populäre Glaubensgestalten zwischen Mythos und Katechese.
Clemens Zerling, Christian Schweiger. Masken im Alpenraum: Perchten, Tresterer, Wilde Leut'... (though I would note that the text feels somewhat outdated in that it lacks sensitivity and reflection)
And not used, but a very comprehensive analysis is in Johannes Ebner. Tradition ohne Vergangenheit: Zur sozialen Neudefinition von alpinen Maskenbräuchen.
As for English books, there's Alan Ridenour and Alan Tejaratchi. The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas. Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil. (which I haven't read but from a few quick glimpses seems to give a good overview of the different kinds of masks and traditions and their nebulous past)
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