My Life (Across Europe)
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Gr�� vom Krampus...............
he's coming.................6.12.08.........................
The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen). In the Alpine regions the Krampus is represented by an incubus in company of Santa Claus. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in the first two weeks of December, particularly in the evening of December 5, and roam the streets frightening children (and adults) with rusty chains and bells. In some rural areas the tradition also includes slight birching by the Krampus, especially of young females.
The present day Krampus costume consists of wooden masks or Larve, sheep's skin and horns. Considerable effort goes into the manufacture of the hand-crafted masks, as many younger adults in rural communities engage competitively in the Krampus events.
In Oberstdorf, in the southwestern alpine part of Bavaria, the tradition of the "Wilde Mann" (wild man) is kept alive. He is described exactly like Krampus (except the horns), dressed in fur and frightening children (and adults) with rusty chains and bells.
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Winter Fair: Hyde Park: London 2008
cndrnh.blogspot.com/2007/12/guten-rutsch.html
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Death of Jan Palach: Praha (Prague)
The Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 was designed to crush the liberalising reforms of Alexander Dub?ek's government during the Prague Spring. Palach died after setting himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 16 January 1969 in protest.
The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zaj�c in front of the National Museum.
The funeral of Palach turned into a major protest against the occupation, and a month later (on February 25, 1969) another student, Jan Zaj�c, burned himself to death in the same place, followed in April of the same year by Ev?en Plocek in Jihlava.
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Wien:KarlMarxHof
At over one kilometre in length (1100m, 0.68 mile) and spanning four Stra�enbahn (tram) stops, Karl-Marx-Hof holds the distinction of being the longest single residential building in the world.
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Brunico: cemetary
i tried to buy a developing tank in Brunico; everythings digital there now.
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