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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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“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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