The Columbus Krampus

02/08/2025

America has deep problems, to be sure. Which is why we can't give up on it or give up the fights for social justice, equal political rights, equal opportunity, democracy, and the rule of law.

The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they'd win it all. We cannot allow them to.

01/12/2025

01/12/2025

This doll is supposed to teach about anatomy, but I had I wonderfully awful idea.

What if you made a Frau Perchta doll that was like this but also came with straw and pebbles to replace the innards.

01/05/2025

"Gruss vom Krampus," meaning "Greetings from Krampus."

01/04/2025

Krampus as a mythical figure has come to symbolize retribution and punishment for bad behavior.

12/31/2024

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12/27/2024

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12/25/2024

Maeshowe is a huge monument and cairn in the Orkney Islands in Scotland.

At Maeshowe is a maze of passageways constructed in such a manner that they are illuminated by the Sun on Winter Solstice.

Goseck Circle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is an ancient site once used for religious rituals.

It was constructed in a way which enables the gate leading into the center of Goseck's concentric circles to be illuminated by the Sun on Winter Solstice.

The megalithic stones in Carnac, in Brittany, France, are arranged to align with the sunsets on the Solstices.

12/24/2024

Imagine how it must have
been for our ancestors
centuries ago. They had to
pay much closer attention to
the weather, to the forces of
nature, and to the changing
of the seasons, for reasons
of survival and not merely to
mark the beginning of an
annual round of holidays.

How dismal it must have
been to see the world around
them retreat into the slumber
of Winter, until there was
more night and darkness
than day, more bleak
grayness or frigid white than
green, more frost and chill
than warmth.

12/24/2024

Many of our Yule and New Year's customs originated from earlier Pagan celebrations.

This holiday has long been a time for the gathering of family and friends, for feasting and festivities.

Gifts were exchanged during these festivities. Germanic peoples burned massive Yule logs to celebrate the rebirth of the Sun on Winter Solstice.

The pine tree, also known as an evergreen tree because it doesn't change its color during the Winter, became a symbol of the continuation of life during the Winter months.

12/24/2024

Krampus loves the other ones too

12/23/2024

This nutcracker is a lot

12/21/2024

Every night is Krampusnacht if you're naughty enough.

12/12/2024

Krampusnach Superstar

12/12/2024

Seasons Beatings