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Roitschäggättä

Wild figures clad in shaggy fur and enormous hand-carved wooden masks erupt through the high Alpine villages of the Lötschental from Candlemas onward, representing one of Switzerland's most archaic and visually striking pre-Lenten winter-driving customs.

2 Feb to 9 Feb 2027 · Annual, Candlemas through Shrovetide
Wiler im Lötschental, Valais, Switzerland
Free
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