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Krampus, perchten, Кукери, caretos, 生剥, and other remnants of agrarian cults around the world.

[sottopressione1]

Pablo Volta - Mamoiada, 1957

[deathandmysticism]

Heures de Charles d'Angoulême, late 15th century

[perchten]

Deerskin Dance, 1900

from the Hover Photograph Collection

[perchten]

Deerskin Dance by the Klamath River Indians, 1900

from the Hover Photograph Collection

[cosascool]

Vedas by Nicholas Alan Cope and Dustin Edward Arnold

[perchten]

Klausen aus dem Jahr 1930 (Archiv Heimatmuseum Oberstdorf)

[perchten]

[perchten]

The otherworldly figures chasing evil spirits away

[photo: Aron Klein]

[perchten]

The otherworldly figures chasing evil spirits away

[photo: Aron Klein]

[perchten]

The otherworldly figures chasing evil spirits away

[photo: Aron Klein]

[ukpuru]

A masquerade character called Ebule Uke (water ram, mythical beast) performing in a Rumuji Owu play, 1930s. Ikwere Igbo. Photo: G. I. Jones.

[perchten]

Busójárás Parade!

“Busójárás achieves multiple purposes. First, it is a traditional Carnival, a festival of drunkenness and revelry celebrated the week before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Second, it’s the reenactment of a historic victory by the Šokci, a Croatian ethnic minority that has a large populace in Mohács.”

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[perchten]

♥TIN CAN FOREST♥

[perchten]

A man dressed as a tree takes part in 'La Vijanera', a winter masquerade at the beginning of carnival season in Europe, in Silio, northern Spain, on January 8, 2017. #

[perchten]

Masked performers parade the streets in Vevcani, on January 13, 2014. #

Each year, the Macedonian village of Vevcani marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day -- the beginning of the old Julian calendar -- with a 1,400-year-old carnival rooted in pre-Christian traditions. Performers revel in the streets wearing masks that reflect pagan rituals, religious issues, or political satires of current events. 

[perchten]

A parade performer, during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, on January 14, 2013. #

Each year, the Macedonian village of Vevcani marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day -- the beginning of the old Julian calendar -- with a 1,400-year-old carnival rooted in pre-Christian traditions. Performers revel in the streets wearing masks that reflect pagan rituals, religious issues, or political satires of current events. 

[perchten]

A carnival procession through Vevcani, on January 13, 2011. #

Each year, the Macedonian village of Vevcani marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day -- the beginning of the old Julian calendar -- with a 1,400-year-old carnival rooted in pre-Christian traditions. Performers revel in the streets wearing masks that reflect pagan rituals, religious issues, or political satires of current events.