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Solo Mumming, Maine, Yule 2022

December 24, 2022

This year I find myself in far different circumstances than in recent years … More Solo Mumming, Maine, Yule 2022

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Circassian Mummers?

June 19, 2022

In this incredible music video we get a glimpse into Circassian culture … More Circassian Mummers?

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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

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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

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Ben Edge

July 16, 2020

Discovered this artist, Ben Edge, who specializes in folkloric themes (with lots of mumming!) … More Ben Edge

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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

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Krampus “gone rogue”

December 9, 2019

Yet in recent years the Krampus has developed to become an altogether very modern bogeyman, with a rising number of complaints about the demons acting in a drunkenly and disorderly fashion … More Krampus “gone rogue”

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Straw Bear on a Walk

November 19, 2019

By Our Selves retraces John Clare’s journey on foot from Epping Forest up into Northamptonshire. The film will feature Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Toby Jones and a Straw Bear. … More Straw Bear on a Walk

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Mari Lwyd, Eugene Oregon, New Years Eve 2017

January 5, 2018

Two years ago I managed to procure a pony skull found in the wilds of Dartmoor and built my very own Mari Lwyd. … More Mari Lwyd, Eugene Oregon, New Years Eve 2017

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“The masked figures are universally said to drive away evil and bring good fortune, but one way they do that is to embody evil. They are the personification of multiple dangers and are placated by villagers with material offerings to secure their departure. Not to treat them and get them on their way is to invite their return all year long.”

(Gerald W. Creed, Masquerade and Postsocialism: Ritual and Cultural Dispossession in Bulgaria)


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