Alaina Urquhart

which is a state in Southeast Austria.

They said that Krampus would deliver gold-painted bundles of birch sticks to children.

These things, these gold-painted bundles, were actually smaller versions of the switches that he uses to beat people with.

oh you know typical yeah and what the families would do of these children once they would get these little bundles of you know birch branches they would hang these birch branches in their house all year round as decoration to remind the kids to stay in line or you're gonna get your ass beat by Krampus yeah like he was like hey remember when Krampus brought us his beaten stick that's gonna stay on our wall all year

That's a heavy metal.

Stay in line.

So Krampus himself comes around on the night of December 5th and he comes around with Saint Nick.

But again, he's like the anti-Santa.

Today is December 5th.

Holy shit.

did not plan that did not realize that hope we've been good because krampus is coming to town krampus is coming to town it's not so catchy he's bringing a branch he's beating you twice he doesn't give a shit if you've been audio nice no he does though he gives a huge shit i don't think he does because he's just gonna beat the kids anyways i don't think krampus cares if you've been good

Well, I think that's kind of like supposed to be it.

But he seems like he's just kind of an asshole.

Well, go on.

So while Santa is, you know, handing out candy, because in a lot of these countries, kids will put out shoes.

on these nights so that that's where their goodies are left in it's just like a tradition i don't have a shoe big enough for all the shit i want so saint nick will put like candy in the shoes of kids that were good and i guess in austria they'll do um and i think in germany i'm not sure but some of our german listeners can tell me if this is this happened there before or if they do it now beleska birch twigs in the shoes of kids that are bad beleska tell us

So that's what, Saint Nick just leaves like, you know, twigs in your shoes and it's like, you've been naughty.

Here's a twig.

But Krampus is like, oh, you've been naughty?

All right, I'm going to take you out of your bed.