12-17-2017, 05:20 PM
(12-17-2017, 02:31 PM)hollodero Wrote: Hey! That is... ok, it is fair. The concept of monotheism is highly doubtful for the catholic tradition that knows many pagan traditions and also quite many holy people to pray to when you want rich harvests or lost your keys.
Christianity, when looked at through a more academic lens, is very interesting. If you look at it from an outsider perspective, it is difficult to see Christianity as truly monotheist, especially when taking into consideration all of the other differences between the other Abrahamic faiths. This gets into a discussion that belongs in P&R, though.
(12-17-2017, 02:31 PM)hollodero Wrote: And Krampus only takes care of bad kids still. (Common practice were bigger kids dressing up and beating up smaller kids on that occasion.)
Yeah, Krampus is from your neck of the woods and in Bayern. Over to the west, along the border with France, is where my ancestors hail from and is where this legend/tradition comes from. Krampus is much better known, probably because Americans tend to see Bavarian culture as being synonymous with German culture in general and they ignore the diversity in the country.
