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Santa Or ‘Krampus’? Murrieta Christmas Display Sparks Complaints
CBSLA.com) ^
| December 17, 2013 12:02 PM
Posted on 12/17/2013 1:33:45 PM PST by BenLurkin
MURRIETA (CBSLA.com) — It’s the time of the year when Christmas decorations adorn houses for blocks in communities throughout the Southland.
But one entry in the Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest in Murrieta that features a mythical creature from European folklore has sparked complaints from residents.
The house in the 37000 block of Floral Creek Circle features a large handcrafted Krampus, who is sometimes referred to as “evil Santa” or the “Christmas devil” and dates back to pre-Christian Germanic traditions.
With a doll on its back and a broomstick in its hand, the clawed black creature is perched on the second-story window of resident Stori Nagel’s home next to a sign reading “Greetings from Krampus XOXO.”
Nagel, who is German and Swiss, told the Murrieta Patch she saw the display as a way to educate her community on the origins of familiar Christmas traditions like Saint Nicholas and the Yuletide tree.
However, some residents fear the display could scare little children simply looking to enjoy a popular street for viewing Christmas lights.
“I was appalled that the city of Murrieta would allow someone to enter a home with a theme representing the devil,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told the Patch. “My 3-year-old was frightened by the home and I was disgusted. I’m asking that you help make this disrespectful issue known to the residents of Murrieta.”
A city Parks and Recreation official told the Patch that while the display is “unconventional,” the contest remains open to all residents.
Residents are being asked to vote on the 30 official entries for this season’s contest by Dec. 18.
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: austria; christmas; festivus; germany; krampus; kwaanza; merrychristmas; santaclaus; switzerland
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12/17/2013 6:37:51 PM PST
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EEGator
To: EEGator
Odd, you aren’t on the Sharknado! ping list...
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posted on
12/17/2013 6:43:57 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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posted on
12/17/2013 6:48:39 PM PST
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EEGator
To: BenLurkin
“I was appalled that the city of Murrieta would allow someone to enter a home with a theme representing the devil,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told the Patch. “My 3-year-old was frightened by the home and I was disgusted. I’m asking that you help make this disrespectful issue known to the residents of Murrieta.” Yeah. Get over it.
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12/17/2013 6:51:05 PM PST
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Washi
To: Cicero
That’s so going to be my Christmas Card next year!
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12/17/2013 6:52:47 PM PST
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Drew68
To: EEGator
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12/17/2013 7:58:20 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: null and void
May I be added to the Sharknado! ping list please?
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12/17/2013 8:21:06 PM PST
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EEGator
To: EEGator
Absolutely! Welcome aboard!
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posted on
12/17/2013 8:22:23 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: null and void
Sharknado is bigger than Kanye and Obama combined!
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12/17/2013 8:41:12 PM PST
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EEGator
To: EEGator
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12/17/2013 8:42:36 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: null and void
“Krampusnado!”
Krampocalypse! They could get Midol to sponsor it.
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12/17/2013 10:15:58 PM PST
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PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: PLMerite
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12/17/2013 10:27:18 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: null and void
the Sharknado! ping list...
Series?
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12/17/2013 10:28:12 PM PST
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Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Gene Eric
Yes, in celebration of really bad SciFi!
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12/17/2013 10:29:13 PM PST
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null and void
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To: null and void
Awesome — definitely interested in some really bad levity. Add me if you don’t mind, FRiend.
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12/17/2013 10:38:27 PM PST
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Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Gene Eric
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12/17/2013 10:39:08 PM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: Cicero
One hooved foot and one clawed foot?..............
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12/18/2013 6:20:02 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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12/18/2013 6:25:41 AM PST
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Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
He’s in bad shape.
Asymmetrical...
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12/18/2013 9:00:11 AM PST
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null and void
(I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
To: Red Badger
So he can claw and stamp his victims at the same time.
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12/18/2013 9:31:09 AM PST
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Cicero
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