LL-L "Folklore" 2002.12.12 (04) [E]

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From: Marcel Bas mrbas_26 at hotmail.com
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2002.12.12 (03) [E]

Hi, Ron.

You prefer to maintain that _pelz_ in _Pelznickel_ indeed denotes 'fur'. As
a frequent visitor of Austria and someone who is interested in particularly
the Carinthian culture this makes perfect sense to me. In Tyrol as well as
in Carinthia the 'Perchten' are men clad in fur, with big, horned snapping
heads that chase people. They are said to scare off the bad winter spirits.
Around Fassnacht (Fasching, Carneval) they haunt the streets in many towns.
What is most striking is their fur and wild, beast-like appearance. Maybe
the Pelznickel is in fact the same mythological figure.

Regards, Marcel Bas.

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Folklore

Marcel,

I believe that they are the same, that those _Perchten_ were originally
members of the entourage of Frau Perchta (> Perchte) ~ Berchta ~ Bertha ~
Hertha ~ Ertha in the "Wild Hunt" in which during Yuletide human habitation
is liberated from evil spirits.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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