Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2020
This year’s lauf, like everything else about this year, was markedly different. … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 2020
This year’s lauf, like everything else about this year, was markedly different. … More Perchtenlauf, Eugene, Oregon, New Year’s Eve 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
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
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
Over the years I’ve done a number of small, private mumming processions. Unlike most traditional mumming, these were not aimed at an “audience” of other people, but meant for the gods and spirits. … More Early Mumming Experiences, Eugene Oregon, 2008-2012