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Austrian here. Idk if this is a joke, but since it's posted in s/politics I'll have to respond.

I saw the video posted on r/austria lately. This is a tradition in south-Tyrol, where the so called "Perchten" (they are similar to Krampus) beat up consenting participants, not migrants. It's pretty stupid and archaic, but still not what this article makes it out to be.