Krampusse in danger: Aggressive spectators violate several participants!

Krampusse in danger: Aggressive spectators violate several participants!

Moosburg, Österreich - The Advent season is overshadowed by a worrying wave of attacks on Krampusse. In the past few days, four Krampuses have been attacked while moving in Moosburg and Spittal an der Drau. The most difficult incident occurred on Sunday when a 24-year-old participant from the Völkermarkt district was brutally grabbed his horns by an unknown perpetrator and lost consciousness. He was admitted to the Klagenfurt Clinic and is still stable there, reports ORF Kärnten . Another incident that happened shortly after the first concerned a 55-year-old man who damaged the mask of an 18-year-old by tearing the horns until one broke.

increasing aggressiveness towards Krampusen

On the Krampus parades, an alarming pattern shows: the aggressiveness of the spectators increases. Five Krampuses have already been injured this year, including two young people. "The aggressiveness of people compared to the Krampuses has increased significantly," says 20-year-old Laura ZikUlnig from the Seetenufeln Keutschach, and this not only shocked the active, but also the police. This registers a new phenomenon and is therefore forced to monitor the moves more precisely. Despite the measures taken, the Krampuses remain concerned. "It's like a wave of provocation, and nobody knows what happens next," adds Isabel Koller from the Seetenufeln. In order to protect the Krampuses and maintain tradition, the police will have to be even more present in the future.

As the incidents from Moosburg and Spittal show, a perpetrator remains unknown, while another has already been identified and is displayed. These aggressive encounters not only throw a bad light on tradition, but also consider the safety of the participants considerably. "We are alarmed and have to seriously think about our security," concludes the 17-year-old Jan-Pascal squeezing from the Krampus group Suetschach, while the tradition should not be abandoned despite all the unrest, reports Sn.at .