Secret Krampus This Way Comes

Last updated on: November 30, 2016 at 5:42 pm by Matt Lafleur

Secret Krampus This Way Comes 2016-11-30T17:42:41-05:00 Matt Lafleur

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

This Advent, to thank all of our readers and contributors from the bottom of our sick little hearts, we at Sick Pilgrim wanted to have a little giveaway. We originally envisioned this as a sort of “Secret Santa,” but, being who we are, we decided to go with “Secret Krampus.” Also we couldn’t figure out how to give you things secretly. So only the gifts will be a secret. Until you open the box. And then you’ll definitely be able to guess who sent them.

Krampus and St. Nicholas visit a family. A boy pleads not to be kidnapped while the other children look on, terrified, and the mustachioed father watches with glee as he remains comfortably seated. (image from Wikipedia)

Krampus is a being from folklore, a mix of goat, human, and demon; often depicted with horns, a long and pointed tongue, and with one human foot and one hoof. Probably rooted in ancient pagan beliefs, he has since become an anti-Saint Nicholas figure. On Saint Nicholas’s feast day, December 6, good children are often rewarded with treats and gifts. But on the eve of December 6, Austrians celebrate Krampusnacht, when Krampus roams. For the run Krampuslauf, young men dressed as Krampus would take to the streets, symbolically chasing away the ghosts of winter. Many of these young men were under the influence of alcohol. Shocker.

If you can understand why we at this blog would call our giveaway Secret Krampus, you get us. If you’re still confused and a little disturbed, you’re probably on the wrong blog, And way more stable than we are. Move along.

We have 3 boxes to give away – PRAY LIKE A SICK PILGRIM, WRITE LIKE A SICK PILGRIM, and THINK LIKE A SICK PILGRIM.

Terrifying options, we know. Hence the “Krampus.”

The first box will be given away to a contributor to the blog, someone who signed up to write a Dark Devotional or contributed to November’s “‘Thanks’ Keeping Us Alive.” We’ll choose a name at random via Facebook Live tonight, and the winner will get to pick the first box.

But the second and third giveaways will be public. You can enter to win the second by voting for your favorite post from 2016 on on our official Sick Pilgrim Facebook page. You can find the poll here. [This link doesn’t work on mobile devices, but it works on a computer. Promise.] We’ll choose the winner on Krampusnacht, December 5.

That leaves one sad box with nowhere to go. To to win the final box, share a post DIRECTLY FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF SICK PILGRIM and ask your friends to “like” us. (You have to share from our page, though–if you copy and paste a link, we can’t see it and won’t know to put your name in the hat. From the Sick Pilgrim page, just click “share” and write a short intro begging your friends to like us because you might win something questionable). Best part for this contest- EVERY TIME YOU SHARE YOU GET AN ADDITIONAL ENTRY. So if you share something from our page like 40 times in one day, you’ll get 40 entries; also, you should probably get a hobby.

We love y’all. Let us be your Secret Krampus.

We at Sick Pilgrim will watch with glee.

Advent

Krampus

Secret Krampus

Sick Pilgrim giveaway

Previous Post

November 29, 2016

"Thanks" Keeping Us Alive - November

Next Post

December 1, 2016 Advent: A Brief History of Time

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Advent Approaching Mystery art Book Reviews Catholic Ghost Story Catholicism community Confession Current Events Dark Devotional Deconstruction Deconstruction Fellow Travelers I Want To Believe Interview Laudato Si Lent Mary Matthew's Letters Movie Reviews Music Reviews Our Charism Personal Essay Pilgrims Pope Francis Popular Piety Prayer Publishing Richard Beck Saints Satan Sheed and Ward Sick Pilgrim Charism Sick Pilgrim Chats Sick Pilgrim Events Sick Pilgrim Travelin' Medicine Show Sick Pilgrimage to The West Sick Pilgrims Small Joys Spiritual Autobiography Spooky Files of Ave Maria Magazine Spooky October Spooky Pilgrim Spooky Pilgrimage Strange Journey The Inklings Things Keeping Us Going Trying to Say God TV Reviews Uncategorized women in the Catholic Church Wonder Podcast Write the Vision

Select a Month February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 October 2019 September 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

We made a deceptive treaty with Israel by pretending to come from a distant land with moldy bread and worn-out wineskins. Who are we?

Select your answer to see how you score.

The Gibeonites The Canaanites The Amorites The Hivites