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Perchta
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Perchta or Berchta, also commonly known as Percht and other variations, was thought to be a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and also Austrian and Slovenian regions of the Alps.
Peruchty in Hrdly [cs], Kingdom of Bohemia, 1910
Peruchty in Hrdly [cs], Kingdom of Bohemia, 1910
A Perchten mask
A Perchten mask
Holda in children's spring
Holda in children's spring
Frau Holle (Perchta) among the Furious Host—Woodblock print by Ludwig Pietsch. Reprinted with caption in Reinsberg-Düringsfeld (1863). Das festliche J
Frau Holle (Perchta) among the Furious Host—Woodblock print by Ludwig Pietsch. Reprinted with caption in Reinsberg-Düringsfeld (1863). Das festliche Jahr; originally published in Mannhardt (1860).
Pre-Christian Alpine traditions
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The central and eastern Alps of Europe are rich in folklore traditions dating back to pre-Christian times, with surviving elements originating from Germanic, Gaulish, Slavic and Raetian culture.
Perchta
…Perchta or Berchta ('Bertha'; German: ), also commonly known as Percht (German: ) and other variations, was thought to be a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and also Austrian and Slovenian regions of the Alps. The Perchta/Berchta lore holds sway "precisely [in the areas] where Holda…
Krampus
Krampus
Krampus
Krampus
Krampus, Salzburg 2008
Krampus, Salzburg 2008
The Badalisc in Val Camonica
The Badalisc in Val Camonica