Fasching

Japanese: Fasching
Fasching

...The night before this is called the night of Percht, and Percht is believed to be an old woman who appears with a group of dead spirits. When dawn breaks, the season of the festive Fasching (Carnival) begins, and in Vienna, masked balls are held every night, continuing for two months until Ashes Day (Aschermittwoch). In Salzburg, Percht, a masked monster, appears on the 14th of January, scaring women and children and taking food and coins from them. ...

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Japanese:

…この前夜はペルヒトPerchtの夜といわれ,ペルヒトは老婆で死霊群を連れて出現すると信じられていた。夜が明けると華やかなファッシングFasching(カーニバル)の季節となり,ウィーンでは毎晩仮面舞踏会が開催され,聖灰節Aschermittwochまで2ヵ月つづく。ザルツブルクでは正月14日に仮面仮装の異形,ペルヒトが現れ,女・子どもを脅かし,食物や小銭をもらって歩く。…

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