Hannes' happy new year vacation!
Abtenau, a ski resort in Austria
(http://www.skimaps.com/Abtenau_skiarea810.html)
Carol singers, as" the three Magi" (Epiphany)
(http://www.skimaps.com/Abtenau_skiarea810.html)
Carol singers, as" the three Magi" (Epiphany)
The winter Goddess: Perchta
originally a goddess of vegetation and fertility from German mythology
posted by Candice @ 5:13 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:58 PM,
Hannes said…
Hi Candice,
The "Perchtenlauf" is still a nice custom and is practised in part of South Germany, Austria and Switzerland, so mainly in the Alps.
The origin is a little bit obscure. It starts by the first "Rauhnacht" on Dec. 24th and ends up on Jan. 6th. The "Rauhnacht" includes 12 nights.
Nowadays, young people which wear the masks, try to scare and beat the spectators, especially young girls...mmhhh...a little bit mean...^_^... but most of them know each other.
Hannes
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