Krampus is the evil alternative to Santa Claus, the demon version of St. Nicholas. The Krampus stories are most common in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia but is traced back to countries with pre-Christian alpine traditions. Krampus is a devil like creature who punishes children who have been bad – the opposite of Santa Claus rewarding children who have been good […]
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Cat temple discovered in Egypt
A temple dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. It is thought that the Ptolemaic-era temple was once dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. It is suggested that the temple was under the care of Berenice, wife of 3rd century BC ruler Ptolemy III. The temple is in the very […]
