I sympathize with those who ask why an account dedicated to strange vintage holiday stuff seems to become a home for retro images of amphibians
Category: German
Podcast! The Perchten with Al Ridenour
Al Ridenour is back after talking to us last year about Krampus, but this time to help unpack the lore and traditions around the Perchten,
Podcast: Christmas Witches with Benito Cereno
The podcasts of 2021 begin with some folklore brought to us by the ever lovely Benito Cereno. Links: Benito’s Christmas history videos Benito’s writing at
Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland
My wife is a patient and indulging woman. When I asked if we could drive a couple hundred miles out of the way on a
New Year Pigs
You’re gonna see a lot of pigs on the New Year cards. They’ll stop seeming weird after the first twenty or so, I promise. There’s
Krampus was a dame!
[2020 update! Apparently this post is now the top Google hit for searches like “female Krampus.” I now have a moral obligation to add more.
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