Perchta or Berchta ('Bertha'), also commonly known as Percht and other variations, was once known as a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German...
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Frau Holle (section Perchta)
Aarne-Thompson type 480. Frau Holle (also known in various regions as Holla, Holda, Perchta, Berchta, Berta, or Bertha) was initially a pre-Christian female legendary...
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word Perchten (plural of Perchta) referred to the female masks representing the entourage of an ancient goddess, Frau Perchta, or Pehta Baba as it is known...
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Heimchen (section The retinue of Perchta)
her redemption. The best-known Heimchen are the companions of Perchta, though. Perchta is the leader of the host of Heimchen, the wailing souls of unbaptized...
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mix of the two. John B. Smith said she, like her High German counterpart Perchta, is nothing more than the personification of Epiphany invented by medieval...
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disappeared, remnants of the mythos persisted: There are: Frau Holle or Perchta, a "supernatural" patron of spinning and leader of the Wild Hunt (in German...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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best-known White Lady of the Czech Republic is the ghost of Perchta of Rožmberk at Rožmberk Castle. Perchta of Rožmberk (c. 1429–1476) was a daughter of an important...
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gift-bringer, another West Germanic figure associated with the midwinter period Perchta – German Alpine goddess, a female figure in West Germanic folklore whose...
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the lords of Častolovice, Licek of Kratonohy and Perchta, daughter of Sezema of Kostomlaty. Perchta made a donation of some estates to St. George's Convent...
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etymology that supported a derivation based on the legendary figure of Frau Perchta (Berchta), a woman (Holle < Holda 'well disposed, dear') with good and...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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Eumolpus is rescued and raised by Poseidon. Skaði, a Norse winter goddess Perchta, a Germanic winter goddess Avery, Catherine B., ed. (1962). New Century...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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one'; also Holle or Holt), Fru Waur, or Fru Gode in Northern Germany; or Perchta (the bright one; also Berchta, Berhta or Berta) in Southern Germany. The...
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Western Dames blanches Dusios Dwarf Alberich King Goldemar Imp Lorelei Perchta Vittra Witte Wieven/Weiße Frauen Cross-regional Christmas gift-bringer...
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remains a mystery. A traveler warns them to go back for fear of meeting the Perchta. One night, men disguised in goat skins and horns come to their cottage...
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Perchta of Rosenberg, who is identified with the Rosenbergs "White Lady" ghost tales, and current residents of the area still report seeing Perchta's...
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a variety of Christmas storytelling traditions, including Krampus and Perchta of Central Europe and Icelandic folklore's Gryla, who punish miscreants...
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German folklore of the 16th century. The name is here replacing the female Perchta. Notable people with the name, or variants, include: Bertulf (archbishop...
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Gingerbread Man Dumpy Justin Roiland as Gingerbread Man Clumpy Ivy George as Perchta the Cherub Brett Beattie as Der Klown, a demonic Jack-in-the-box. Michael...
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Brigid's cross List of Irish-language given names Saraswati Maman Brigitte Perchta Athena Campbell, Mike Behind the Name. See also Xavier Delamarre, brigantion...
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Western Dames blanches Dusios Dwarf Alberich King Goldemar Imp Lorelei Perchta Vittra Witte Wieven/Weiße Frauen Cross-regional Christmas gift-bringer...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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neighboring Germanic Europe, similarities have been observed between the Alpine Perchta and Holda or Holle in the folklore of Central and Northern Germany, and...
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Western Dames blanches Dusios Dwarf Alberich King Goldemar Imp Lorelei Perchta Vittra Witte Wieven/Weiße Frauen Cross-regional Christmas gift-bringer...
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Western Dames blanches Dusios Dwarf Alberich King Goldemar Imp Lorelei Perchta Vittra Witte Wieven/Weiße Frauen Cross-regional Christmas gift-bringer...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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Western Dames blanches Dusios Dwarf Alberich King Goldemar Imp Lorelei Perchta Vittra Witte Wieven/Weiße Frauen Cross-regional Christmas gift-bringer...
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Christmas Spider Mari Lwyd Miner's figure Nisse North Pole Old Man Winter Perchta Santa's workshop Tió de Nadal Turoń Vertep Wenceslaus Yule cat Yule Lads...
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