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The dead of winter : beware the Krampus and other wicked Christmas creatures / Sarah Clegg.

Clegg, Sarah, (author).

Summary:

"In The Dead of Winter, historian Sarah Clegg delves deep into the folklore of the Christmas season, detailing the way its terrifying and often debaucherous past continues to haunt and entertain us now in the twenty-first century. Traveling across Europe to attend dark festivals in small towns and villages, Clegg chronicles the hideous masks and curling horns of "Krampus runs" in Austria, the fearsome horseheads of "hoodenings" in Southeast England, and the candle-crowned young witches of the Nordic St. Lucy Festival. The closer we get to the dark magic and bright enchantment captured in The Dead of Winter, the more we see how it might be fun to let in just a bit of this ancient darkness."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643757087
  • ISBN: 1643757083
  • Physical Description: 193 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2024."--Back of title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : the year walk -- Lords of misrule -- Monstrous visitors -- Horse skulls and hoodenings -- Punishing the wicked -- The Christmas witches --- Old gods -- The dead of winter.

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Krampus (Legendary character)
Winter > Folklore.
Christmas > Folklore.
Saint Lucy's Day.
Folklore.
Witches.
Europe.
Genre:
Informational works.

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