'Buttnmandl and Krampus'
Usually wrapped from head to toe in hand-threshed straw, the Buttnmandl or Krampus run noisily from home to home and through each community during the pre-Christmas season. Their heads covered with a fur mask and a long red tongue adding to their frightening appearance, they clank the large cowbells attached to their backs weighing up to a total of 45 pounds.