| CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 16) A strange Bavarian custom to expel demons from houses. | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7234 |
| Catalog #: | 506691 | |
| Clip Number: | 506691-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 359 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:06 - 01:51:01 | |
| Location: | Bavaria, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Superstitions CEREMONIES: Historic / Traditional FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Bavaria | |
| Description: | CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 16) A strange Bavarian custom to expel demons from houses. Bizarre mischief making tradition in Bavaria, Germany. Various shots of typically Germanic young men in feathered hats carrying bundles of straw across snowy landscape. Various shots of men wearing straw bundles like tunics and scary masks made from animal skins. The finished effect is very spooky! We see the straw monster men running out of a barn towards and over the snow. They are led by a man in white robes - "the chief of the ghosts". The chief and the monsters knock on the door of a house. The custom is they enter the house to chase out all the evil devils. The monsters come out of the house carrying children which they throw (playfully) into a snow drift. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
