Sechseläuten
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The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zurich celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.
Böögg in 2012
Burning the Böögg around 1902
The Böögg 2011
The Böögg 2010
Bogeyman
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The bogeyman is a mythical creature typically used to frighten children into good behaviour. Bogeymen take a variety of different forms both male and female, around the world, shaped by local customs
Sechseläuten
…the Böögg, a figure of a snowman prepared with explosives. The custom of burning a rag doll called Böögg predates the Sechseläuten. A Böögg (cognate to bogey) was originally a masked character doing mischief and frightening children during the carnival season. The neighborhood association Zum Kratz has burned…
Goya's Que viene el Coco (Here Comes the Boogeyman/The Boogeyman Is Coming), c. 1797
German game Der schwarze Mann, Philadelphia 1907.
Plaque at Itum Bahal, Kathmandu showing Gurumapa