STEFANO VIOLANTE
Krampus, the endless night

According to legend, it is said that during times of famine, in the mountain villages, groups of young people disguised themselves as monsters with fur and horns of dead animals. Once they became unrecognizable, they went to villages terrorizing people and plundering their possessions.

It was not long, however, that the devil himself began to blend in among them. Taking advantage of his truly demonic semblance and a hideous appearance, he sneaked among the boys to carry out raids until they discovered his presence (the only detail that made the being recognizable were the legs that ended with goat hooves), they invoked immediately the help of the bishop Nicola, who with an exorcism managed to drive away the beast and made him his servant.

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