The pictures show the wild men during their performance which now took place once again after an interval of 13years, We *have a look behind thestage. ofthe wild men when they are dressing each other They naturally are very thirsty and then are drinking out of the large traditional "Damper",: Dal their disguise they arc terrifying the young girls, During their dance they are swinging wreaths made of branches of firs- Ton Brutscher and Sepp Weilerwo famous German nki-jumpers, a
the keepers of the large tent where the wild-men's dance taking place, Fathers and their sons are having a look at t traditional dance: Though many of the children are only five years old they already prefer to wear the disguise of the eel men. Then the wild-men's dance turn; out to be the largest popular festival of the population of the Algau, The people o the whole district then meet into the large tent where th not only have their fun but also think of the deeper men of this dance being the remainder of primeval times,
Photo measures 7 x 9.5 inches.
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