Krampuslauf!

After we ate dinner we headed back out to get a good spot for the main Krampuslauf (we tried to get the same spot as last year and were successful! On the steps at the start of the run. It was perfect last year as you could see everything, but for some reason not as many people were over there and it was the same this year!) It was good we went out early as it started 15 early too!! Last year it was right at 7 or just after, but 6:45 and they started coming out! So we had basically just gotten there and it started which was perfect! I think there might have been more as we got home the same time as last year so maybe that is why they started early?

I feel like last year I was so excited to finally be at a Krampus run I didn’t really focus on all the different masks as I was too excited if that makes sense. This year I just pointed the camera in the right direction and clicked to take photos without really paying attention to it and paid way more attention to all the details of the masks and man there were so many amazing ones! Some were absolutely gorgeous, but most of my photos were super blurry…oh well! We had so much fun and at first I was like it is way warmer than last year! I had all my coats unzipped and no gloves as I was too warm…but then by 8 I started to get chilly and by 8:30 my feet were ice cubes! The rest of me was okay, but standing there for so long my feet got cold. And we were back at our place by 9. So much fun! I loved Krampus stuff so much!!

While watching this one I did realize that there were not as many bells jingling as the straw ones! They have different bells and here it seemed like they had to really pay attention to ring them (for the most part) and they were more running around causing chaos! They did pull lots of kids out that were standing on the other side of the barrier and dragged them along at times, they stole lots of hats (and then gave them back), it was fun. At one point there was this lady with a little baby and she walked by and was trying to stand right in front and I thought you are crazy for standing there with your baby!!! Like the Krampusse run around and when they come at the crowd the crowd jostles around and tries to get away and I cannot imagine thinking it would be fine to have my tiny little baby right up front for that!! She eventually moved to the other side of the barrier, so in with the Krampusse, and one of them came up to the baby and baby did not care at all…but then one of the crowd control people came and was like you need to get back farther and she argued with him, but eventually moved. I thought she is crazy! That baby could have easily been injured accidentally!

I was glad we had a more relaxing day so I wanted too tired for all my Krampus fun! And glad the rain held off while we were out there!Read more