Perchtenlauf
Perchtenlauf
Dancing also plays a part in the celebration. The Perchtentanz takes place when the procession of masked figures stops in the main square of the village and everyone begins to dance wildly, making even more noise than before. The Perchten dances of Imst and Thaur in Tirol are particularly well known for their brightly colored old masks. Another notable Perchten pageant takes place in the Gastein Valley village of Bad Gastein in the state of Salzburg.
See also Epiphany (Germany)
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DictFolkMyth-1984, p. 346