KRAMPUS & ST NIKOLAUS 

 

'Krampus' and 'St. Nikolaus' play an ancient game of 'good cop bad cop'

 with the 'Krampus' aiming to punish your wrongdoings and 'St. Nikolaus'

 making amends the day after. Actually, traditions vary all over Austria:

you might find both of them making house visits on the 6th of December,

you might find the local youth dressing up as gangs of 'Krampusse' and

haunting the streets a day before St. Nikolaus visits the families.

 


Here's what they look like: St. Nikolaus is clad in white with an shock of white

hair and an enormous beard. He carries a bountiful bag filled with presents.

If you see him recite a poem to get presents. A 'Krampus' hides beneath a

special suit of fur and a (carved) mask or painted face. He often carries

cowbells and always a birch. If you see him run!

                                   

2012 Dates for Krampus 
Saturday 1st December
Friday 7th December
Saturday 8th December
Friday 14th December
Saturday 15th December

                                                     

KRAMPUS Nights

2011 PRICES HELD!!!!! 

                     

£19.50 inclusive of 3course meal & coffee,

individual GIFTS from St Nikolo &

"entertainment" from Krampus !!!! (Children

under 12 £8.50)

STARTER & MAIN COURSE CHOICES MUST BE NOTIFIED IN

ADVANCE

FIRST COURSE

Gulaschsuppe = spicy homemade beef & paprika soup

Mayonnaise Ei = Egg Mayo on a bed of mixed

vegetable salad

Wurstsalat = A salad of strips of german sausage, tomatoes and onions tossed in a light mayonnaise

MAIN COURSES

Truthahn Schnitzel = Escalope of Turkey breast in a

creamy homemade mushroom sauce

Zwiebelrostbraten = braised thick sirloin steak in a

delicious onion gravy

Schweinsbraten = Thick slices of Roast loin of Pork,

subtly seasoned with garlic & caraway served with "

real" pork gravy

Vegetarian to be confirmed

SWEETS

Choice of mouth-watering sweets on the night - all

yummy!!

fresh filter coffee, cream & mints £1.65