Learn about three scary monsters in Germany
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| Hi, everybody! |
| Do you know what monsters German people are scared of? In this lesson, you'll learn about three scary monsters in Germany. |
| Let’s start with the most popular monster. |
| Weiße Frau |
| [slowly] Weiße Frau |
| It means white woman in German. |
| Weisse Frauen are elf-like spirits that live in forests. |
| These spirits are not all evil; they sometimes help lost travelers find their way. However, they haunt castles with treasures and can appear very scary. |
| That sounds pretty interesting, right? |
| You might have heard about the next monster. The next one is... |
| Krampus |
| [slowly] Krampus |
| It can be translated as claw in English. |
| Krampus is a scary horned and fanged devil. |
| He's also known as the Christmas Devil. The horrific Krampus is a half-man, half-goat demon. His job is to scare disobedient children during Christmas and take them to his lair for punishment. |
| Okay. Here's the last monster. |
| Nachtalb |
| [slowly] Nachtalb |
| Have you heard of this next one? This means Alp. |
| The Nachtalb is a shape-shifting, elf-like male demon or vampire. This vampire-demon slips in through keyholes of rooms to give people nightmares. Often, they compress the dreamer's chest so the person cannot move or make a sound. |
| Let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what we've learned. Listen to the names of each monster and repeat after me. |
| white woman |
| Weiße Frau |
| * beep |
| Weiße Frau |
| claw |
| Krampus |
| * beep |
| Krampus |
| Alp |
| Nachtalb |
| * beep |
| Nachtalb |
| Well done! [pause] |
| Did you know there is a similar holiday to Halloween in Germany? |
| German people celebrate a Halloween equivalent called the Perchten pagan festival in Bavaria. Participants dress as scary monsters in order to drive away evil spirits. |
| You just learned about three scary monsters in Germany and a cultural fact about Halloween in Germany. |
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| I'll see you next time. Bis bald. |
Comments
HideWhich monster do you like the most?
Hallo robert groulx,
Danke schön for taking the time to leave us a comment. 😇
Let us know if you have any questions.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Levente
Team GermanPod101.com
thanks for the lesson
my favorite word is Krampus
robert