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Last month my husband and I flew to Germany to visit his parents, who in turn were visiting friends in Thalkirchdorf (a small village in southern Bavaria - the Allgäu). It was just a few days before Lent and towns in certain areas of Germany have large ceremonial events called Fasching (think Carnival or Mardi Gras).
We took a short train ride from Thalkirchdorf to Lindau, an area of Germany abundant in traditions and folklore from Roman times, the Middle Ages, and beyond. Historically superstitious, this region of Bavaria is rich with tales of ghosts, goblins, and witches - something immediately apparent in the droves of marchers adorned in ghoulish masks.
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Last month my husband and I flew to Germany to visit his parents, who in turn were visiting friends in Thalkirchdorf (a small village in southern Bavaria - the Allgäu). It was just a few days before Lent and towns in certain areas of Germany have large ceremonial events called Fasching (think Carnival or Mardi Gras).
We took a short train ride from Thalkirchdorf to Lindau, an area of Germany abundant in traditions and folklore from Roman times, the Middle Ages, and beyond. Historically superstitious, this region of Bavaria is rich with tales of ghosts, goblins, and witches - something immediately apparent in the droves of marchers adorned in ghoulish masks.
