German artist Rita Fürstenau has created a cross-stitch-style Google Doodle to celebrate the edelweiss, the most romantic of Alpine blooms. The common name for Leontopodium nivale, which means lion’s ...

The first local Krampus walk was a beastly hoot last year. In case you don’t know the tale, Krampus is a grumpy monster buddy of St. Nick’s who dates back to pre-Christian folklore of Alpine countries ...

The demonic Krampus, considered the opposite of Santa Claus in primarily Alpine folklore, is both feared and celebrated by kids in Austria, Germany, Bavaria and the like during the holiday season.

An illustration of the Krampus from an early 20th-century postcard. For generations the Christmas season has been infused with sweetness, but some families in Philadelphia are adding a dash of horror.

Each winter, Interlaken hosts the Harder-Potschete festival celebrating local alpine legends. Participants dressed as the Hardermannli, his Wyb, and the Potschen parade through the streets. The ...

NENDAZ, Switzerland (Reuters) - The soft sounds of hundreds of wooden Swiss alpine horns filled the valley below Switzerland's Mount Tracouet on Sunday, as the world's largest festival of its kind ...