Do not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!'n#Austria #folktale #folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322
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Do not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!
#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322
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Do not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!
#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/return-of-67417322
@juergen_hubert Interesting. Up to now I had only heard of Krampus.

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@juergen_hubert Interesting. Up to now I had only heard of Krampus.

Krampus is mainly a Vienna/Austrian thing.
But there is no shortage of "Kinderschreck"/"Child Terror" spirits which were used to terrify kids into "goos behavior".Here are two more:
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Krampus is mainly a Vienna/Austrian thing.
But there is no shortage of "Kinderschreck"/"Child Terror" spirits which were used to terrify kids into "goos behavior".Here are two more:
@juergen_hubert Ah, yes, Frau Holle, childhood nostalgia!

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@juergen_hubert Ah, yes, Frau Holle, childhood nostalgia!

She is also a sometimes-leader of the Wild Hunt, so she shouldn't be underestimated!