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| Picture No | 11939568 |
| Date | 1934 |
| Description | Perchten-mumming, a custom of the Austrian Salzkammergut |
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Perchten-mumming, a custom of the Austrian Salzkammergut. Mummers representing death, devils, strange beasts and monsters, the good bishop Nicholas, the Christmas angel and other figures, parade on St. Nicholas Day (6th December). The march through the village scaring the naughty children and rewarding those that have been good.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News, 22nd December 1934, page 1059 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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