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Daily Bread for 12.7.24: Austria’s Scariest Christmas Tradition

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Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 45. Sunrise is 7:12, and sunset is 4:20, for 9 hours, 8 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 39.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1941,  the Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Is This Austria’s Scariest Christmas Tradition?:

Across Austria’s alpine villages, December 5th marks the arrival of Saint Nikolaus—a merry visitor who delivers gifts to well-behaved children. But Saint Nick doesn’t come to town alone. The dreaded Krampus is by his side. For centuries, groups of men across the region have dressed as Krampus during the Christmas season. The fearsome figure appears as a horned, half-goat, half-demon who punishes children who misbehave

I wish the people of Austria (and closer to home) only the best, but this tradition will always be strange to me.

Groucho never, ever disappoints:

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