German artist Rita Fürstenau has created a cross-stitch-style Google Doodle to celebrate the edelweiss, the most romantic of Alpine blooms. The common name for Leontopodium nivale, which means lion’s ...

If you have ever stopped at an Alpine refuge after a long hike, you might have noticed a dark bottle on the shelf with a snake inside. For generations, some people in northern Italy and nearby Alpine ...

The first local Krampus walk was a beastly hoot last year. In case you don’t know the tale, Krampus is a grumpy monster buddy of St. Nick’s who dates back to pre-Christian folklore of Alpine countries ...

The demonic Krampus, considered the opposite of Santa Claus in primarily Alpine folklore, is both feared and celebrated by kids in Austria, Germany, Bavaria and the like during the holiday season.

Krampus comes at Christmas time, hairy backed, brown or black, cloven hooves, horns of the goat. You might know him from his appearances on The Office (ala Dwight Schrute) or in the show The League.

Every December, as Christmas lights begin to glow across Europe, an entirely different tradition emerges from the Alpine shadows, Krampusnacht. It's the nights when horned creatures, fiery torches, ...

Long before Dr. Seuss gave us the Grinch, the people of Europe's Alpine region created the original "mean one" of the Christmas season—Krampus. Cuddly as a cactus, charming as an eel, the hairy, scary ...