Wood carving artist Mario Guggenberger works at a traditional wooden Berchtesgaden- and Perchten mask in his small factory in Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The masks are made for the local Saint Nicolas Buttenmandl and Perchten parades during November and December in the Alp region, southern Germany and Austria. During the Buttenmandl parades, unmarried men, known as Buttenmandl and Krampusse, are dressed in straw or skins with wooden masks or skins over their heads and large cow-bells tied around their hips to make loud noises. They follow Saint Nicholas from ho

• Persone nella foto: Mario Guggenberger
• Collaboratore: Associated Press / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: 2NEKG4K
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• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 4120 x 2661 px | 34,9 x 22,5 cm | 13,7 x 8,9 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 17 dicembre 2009
• Fotografo: Christof Stache

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Not available to licence for any broadcast or streaming service, video on demand, film, national newspaper or to create a NFT. This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Wood carving artist Mario Guggenberger works at a traditional wooden Berchtesgaden- and Perchten mask in his small factory in Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The masks are made for the local Saint Nicolas Buttenmandl and Perchten parades during November and December in the Alp region, southern Germany and Austria. During the Buttenmandl parades, unmarried men, known as Buttenmandl and Krampusse, are dressed in straw or skins with wooden masks or skins over their heads and large cow-bells tied around their hips to make loud noises. They follow Saint Nicholas from house to house on December 5 and 6 every year to bring luck to the good and punish the idle. The Perchten parades take place after Christmas. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)