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Thu., 05/12/2024 from 19:30 o'clock

Krampusspiel of the Nikologruppe Kumitz at the community square in Pichl

As early as the 18th century, the young men of the community, dressed in sheepskin coats and fur caps with red tongues, grouped together and paraded through the community on the evening of December 5.

Then, over time, a Krampusspiel was performed in the inns of the municipality. The priest and St. Nicholas, who teach the children with their sermon, admonish them and then give them gifts from the white bartel. The sacristan, the night watchman, the hunter, the policeman and the goat also belong to the role bearers of the procession. In the course of time, the Schab were added, who announce the Rauhnacht with their flagellum snaps. Without a doubt, the main attraction is the sermon of Lucifer with his two holders. An impressive lecture about the vices of mankind, always amazes the audience. In the past, the Krampuses were equipped with fur masks, today they wear sheepskin heads with carved wooden masks and goat horns. Lucifer wears a sheepskin head without a wooden mask and has a face made up in red.

Date and time

Thu., 05/12/2024
Starts at: 19:30 O'clock (Duration: 1 Hour)

Event location

Bad Mitterndorf - Community square in Pichl