The pictures show the wild men during their performance which now took place once again after an interval of 13 years. we may have a look behind the "stage" of the wild men when they are dressing each other. They naturally are very thirst and their are drinking out of the large traditional "damper" In their disguise they are terrifying the young girls. During their dance they are swigging wreaths made of branches of firs. Tony Bruchester and Sepp Weller, two famous German ski-jumpers, are the keepers of the large tent where the wild-men's dance was taking place. Father and their sons are having a look at the traditional dance. Though many of the children are only five years old they already prefer to wear the disguises of the wild men. Then the wild men's dance turns out to be the largest Popular festival of the population of the Algau. the people of the whole district then meet into the large tent where they not only have their fun but also think of the deeper meaning of this dance being the remainder of Primavel times.
Photo measures 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
Photo is dated --0000.
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