Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore ... Today, Krampus is still celebrated in parts of Germany, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Italy, and Slovenia.

In Tirol in Austria, a masked Krampus monster beat a paramedic ... To many on the tiny German island of Borkum, the Christmas festival of Klaasohm is a harmless nod to their pagan roots.

The program includes Advent music from the town hall balcony, the Krampus run and the "Himmelswerkstatt ... and visitors can look forward to German Christmas classics as well as international ...