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    Silvesterklaus is a masked person taking part in Saint Sylvester's Day festivities in Appenzell, Switzerland, and thus contributing to maintain the Chlausen...
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    Kurentovanje – 11-day carnival event in Slovenia Wild man – Mythical figure Silvesterklaus, a Swiss New Year's Eve celebration featuring a musical procession of...
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    Silvesterklaus figures. Masked individuals that are part of an old Appenzell tradition that celebrates the New Year (both Julian and Gregorian....
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    latest is playfully jeered. Men have, for centuries, masqueraded as Silvesterklaus on Saint Sylvester's Day. As late as the 19th century, the nominally...
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    Silvesterklaus in Urnäsch...
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  • (disambiguation) Saint-Sylvestre (disambiguation) Silvester Silvestre Silvesterklaus Sylvestre (disambiguation) Sylwester This disambiguation page lists...
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  • traditions for exorcising evil spirits in Spain (Cascamorras), Switzerland (Silvesterklaus), and Hong Kong (Cheung Chau Bun Festival); a fighting-spider tournament;...
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