Ballet - Circus - Comedians - Dancers - Entertainers - Plays
Jan. 11, 1965 - To Scare Away the Evil Spirits - In the Alps.: Every year- in the depths of winter - so called Schon and Schiach - Perchtan a group of good and evil - Beautiful and ugly demons - portrayed by young men) parade through the villages of the Alps - to scare away the evil spirits'. Mirrors are installed in the head ornaments the idea being that when the evil spirits see themselves in the mirrors - they turns tail - and flee. Picture Shows: Schon and Schiach - Perchtan during the procession through the village of St. Johan - to scare away the evil spirits - in the Alps
Picture No
13249630
Media ID
47030680
Size
4437px x 5638px
(1.3MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
