December in Austria - St. Nicholaus in Salzburg / Gastein

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A very long tradition has the St. Nicholas day in Austria, on the 5^th and 6^th of December St. Nicholas (the good) and the “Krampus” (the evil) are going through the Gastein valley on this trational festival day in Austria. More than 100 “Passen” with St. Nicholas, Krampusse , one angel and a man with a basket on his back called “Gurzelträger” are going from house to house and thousands of people watch this spectacle LIVE in Gastein.

 

Here is a video!