Rauchnächte (English spelling)

Japanese: Rauchnächte(英語表記)Rauchnachte
Rauchnächte (English spelling)

…December was considered a dangerous and eerie month shrouded in mystery. It was the time of the so-called Rauchnächte, when strange masked creatures appeared and ran rampant. December 6th was St. Nicholas's Day, and in the evening, the white-robed saint Nicholas and the black-robed demon Krampus visited each household, threatening and scolding children, while Nicholas calmed them down and gave them sweets. …

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Japanese:

…12月は危険で不気味な神秘に包まれた月とされていた。いわゆるラウフネヒテRauchnächteのある時期であり,仮面仮装の異形が現れ,横行する。12月6日は聖ニコラスの日で,夕方になると白衣の聖者ニコラスと黒衣の悪鬼クランプスKrampusが各戸を訪問し,子どもを脅かし叱るクランプスと,それをなだめ子どもに菓子を与えるニコラスの風景が展開する。…

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