The Creepy History of Europe’s Christmas Folk Villains

Head to https://squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code "KAZROWE"! Christmas is the time of joy, generosity and... getting eaten?? If you were a European child at Christmastime, you had a lot to fear due to the presence of threatening folk characters that were out to get those who misbehave. What's the deal with these characters, and why did Christmas used to be seen as a time of chaos and debauchery? Come learn with me! Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KazRowe I'm on TikTok @ kazrowe Find me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaz.rowe Buy my comics: https://gumroad.com/kazrowe Send me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/A347K4X Read my webcomic: https://www.cunningfire.com/ Catch it on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/cunning-fire Line Webtoons: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/cunning-fire/list?title_no=59016 Edited using DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 and the Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/keyboard Sources: Christmas Customs and Traditions: Their History and Significance by Clement A. Miles The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas by Al Ridenour Ballad of the Mari Lwyd by Vernon Phillips Watkins About Christmas by Nicolae Sfetcu The Spirits of Christmas by Sylvia Shults Frau Perchta: the Christmas Belly-Slitter, A Concise History of the Legend by Edmund Breckin Bad Santas And Other Creepy Christmas Characters By Paul Hawkins