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Some people believe that there are cangaroos in Austria... well, only at the zoo.
There is a popular movie " The Sound of Music", that we are often asked about. Most Austrians have never seen it.

In December you should stay away from Austria, if you do not want to see the infamous Perchten or the Krampus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o8J-UFL-vw

On Dec 5th you can see the Krampus (some sort of the evil helper of Santa Claus)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoM5LeQjrs&feature=related

On Dec 6th, we celebrate St. Nikolaus. It is a day where Children are getting some presents (chocolade, peanuts, etc) if they were nice during the year. Krampus is there to scare the kids who were naughty. And since its devilish appeareance kids are sometimes very afraid of him. Like in this video ^^:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Ku47Nf7fk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Ku47Nf7fk&feature=related