Carnival in Hungary
February 22, 2022
European mumming customs come in seasonal clusters … More Carnival in Hungary
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Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2021
January 4, 2022
Once more we gathered on New Year’s Eve to chase away the spirits of darkness and winter and welcome in a fresh start … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2021
Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2020
January 3, 2021
This year’s lauf, like everything else about this year, was markedly different. … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2020
Mummer Doll
December 20, 2020
A year ago, I found a strange little baby doll in a thrift store, dressed in a puffy suit of white fake fur… … More Mummer Doll
Ben Edge
July 16, 2020
Discovered this artist, Ben Edge, who specializes in folkloric themes (with lots of mumming!) … More Ben Edge
Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2019
January 9, 2020
Once more, this past New Year’s Eve, we laufed throughout the city – a group of about nine monsters of various, mostly traditional types (including our very first Schnabelpercht!). … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2019
Mike Moses
October 7, 2019
Fantastic mumming illustration by tattoo artist Mike Moses.
El Gato Chimney
June 27, 2019
The surreal, fantastical paintings of El Gato Chimney sometimes feature strange and compelling mumming figures. … More El Gato Chimney
Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2018
January 8, 2019
This year our Perchtenlauf was revived by one of the original participants from the first one five years ago. We had about a dozen monsters making a ruckus along an expanded route … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2018
Mummering in Newfoundland
December 27, 2016
Mummering originated in England and Ireland, and the earliest record of it in Newfoundland dates to 1819, according to the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage project. … More Mummering in Newfoundland
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