belief
Column: The Boy Who Challenged the Devil
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Two plus two is four. If I didn’t believe in Satan, then Satan wasn’t real, and if I believed, then I still made the rules. I was like a god.
Paganism
The running of the Krampus into modern times
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TWH covers a series of events celebrating Krampusnacht, a holiday celebrating a somewhat less friendly Yuletide spirit.
Editorial
Column: Speak from the Heart
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Editor and Columnist Eric O. Scott considers the benefits of structure and the power of spontaneity in ritual composition and execution.
Culture
Column: You Better Watch Out
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Pagan Perspectives
Today’s column comes to us from The Wild Hunt’s Editor-in-Chief, Manny Tejeda-Moreno. The Wild Hunt’s weekend section is always open for submissions. Please send queries to eric@wildhunt.org. We’ve all likely heard the classic poem The Twelve Days of Christmas, which probably began as a children’s forfeit game played a couple of centuries ago near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The song commemorates the days that begin with the Feast of Stephen Protomartyr and end with the Feast of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night.
Culture
Krampus Spaß
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This past weekend saw a host of Krampus activity throughout Central Europe with more Krampus Nacht and Krampus Run events starting tomorrow and the coming weekend.
In recent years Krampuslauf (Krampus Run) and Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) celebrations and events have enjoyed a resurgence in many parts of Europe, the UK, and have become increasingly popular in North America. Krampusnacht occurs on the night of December 5, heralding The Feast St. Nicholas on December 6. The most common visual representation of the Krampus is an anthropomorphic goat, reminiscent of a satyr who has turned to the dark side.