{"id":7447,"date":"2013-12-03T07:52:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T12:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=7447"},"modified":"2014-01-05T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T19:17:09","slug":"hide-your-kids-krampus-is-coming-to-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2013\/12\/hide-your-kids-krampus-is-coming-to-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide Your Kids, Krampus is Coming to Rochester"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAre you sick of the crass commercialism of Christmas? Looking to add a little edge to your holiday festivities? Here’s a free event you won’t want to miss. On Saturday, December 7, at MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) snag breakfast with everyone\u2019s favorite holiday demon, Krampus, and help some needy kids at the same time.<\/p>\n

Who the hell is Krampus? I’m glad you asked…<\/p>\n

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\nKrampus \"external<\/a> is a creature from Eastern European folklore. While St. Nicholas would go around handing out gifts and fruit to well-behaved children, his pal Krampus\u2014covered in fur, long slithering tongue, horns and hooves like a goat\u2014would take the bad children, put them in a sack, and beat them with sticks. If they were particularly naughty, he\u2019d put them in a basket and drag them to hell.<\/p>\n

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\nKrampus is making a comeback in Europe and becoming popular around the world now too. Here in Rochester, a group of friends who call themselves the Kramplings, are eager to bring Krampus to Western NY.<\/p>\n

“We don\u2019t in any way encourage child beating \u2013 far from it. We see Krampus as a cautionary tale, a tool to help modern-day kids behave around the holidays, because the Santa threat no longer works,” the Kramplings said in a press release. “Those kids know they\u2019re getting presents no matter what they do. But bad behavior equals getting spanked by a demon? That\u2019ll motivate them to clean their rooms and stop kicking their brother\/sister.”<\/p>\n

To spread the bad word of Krampus, the Kramplings have put together Breakfast with Krampus, a FREE community on Saturday, December 7 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Come down to MuCCC \"external<\/a> with a new, unwrapped toy to donate to less-fortunate kids. Krampus himself will be on stage. If he likes your toy, you\u2019ll get a free breakfast treat of your choosing. If he doesn\u2019t, he\u2019ll publicly harass you. And if you\u2019re particularly bad, he might just drag you to the underworld.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all!
\nIn addition to a visit with Krampus, you can also:<\/p>\n