<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4032×2268+0+0/resize/4032×2268!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2Ff6%2Fac7ced6243d998fb67e563c01311%2F11.jpeg' alt='Krampuses take part in the annual Krampuslauf or “Krampus Run” on the evening of the Feast of St. Nicholas in the Austrian city of Salzburg. The tradition is centuries-old in the eastern parts of the European Alps.’/>
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
(Image credit: Rob Schmitz)