Wilde Volk - Paperback
Wilde Volk - Paperback
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by Kerry Boettcher (Author), Melita Dennett (Author), Suzanne Rolfe (Author)
Wilde Volk explores the European masked traditions of the Krampus, Buttnmandl and Kramperl of the Austrian Tirol and southern Germany, the Perchten of Austria, the Surva masked games in Bulgaria, and the Romanian Bear Dances. Masked rituals are a centuries-old tradition in Europe, marking the winter solstice and the coming of spring, to cast out the old and welcome the new, with the hope of fruitfulness to come. You will find in this collection of our experiences strange tales told through art, photos, poetry, prose and curses...