Sneak Peek Inside Kansas City Krampus Holiday Pop-Up Bar

First, we define terms for the uninitiated . . . 

Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure in the Central and Eastern Alpine folklore of Europe who, during the Advent season, scares children who have misbehaved. Assisting Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the pair visit children on the night of 5 December, with Saint Nicholas rewarding the well-behaved children with modest gifts such as oranges, dried fruit, walnuts and chocolate, while the badly behaved ones only receive punishment from Krampus with birch rods.

Secondarily

White people.

Lulz.

However . . . Here's a worthwhile description of blasphemous fun in the era of worsening American alcoholism . . .

"A man dressed in a Krampus costume… er, I mean, the Krampus itself… led us through a curtain towards our lantern-lit table—which we soon discovered had a whip attached underneath. Sinister animatronic dolls beckoned out to guests from gaps in the walls next to the bar that I was told were once literally glory holes. On the far wall, a projector plays grainy footage from what appears to be a Krampus cosplay parade."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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Krampus. // Photo by Edward Schmalz Uninitiated in the historical significance of the lore surrounding the building at 9th and State (1717 W 9th St), I made my way past a ballroom straight out of the time of the Pendergast's and plodded down a set of creepy wooden stairs to visit Apparition's Krampus pop-up bar for a lovely evening out...

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