Posts Tagged ‘Brauchtum’

Typical for the time before Christmas is the Krampus. It is a dressed person with a scraggy costume, a scary mask and noisy bells around the hips. Originally the Krampus is the companion of St. Nicholas who arrives on the 6^th of December to award nice children.

As processions with the Krampus are becoming more and more popular they already start a few days earlier. But if you see a person dressed up as Krampus after the 6^th of December its probably a Percht follower. They look very much alike but the Percht followers usually arrive on December 6^th, December 22^nd and January 6^th to cast out winter.

Learn more about this popular tradition by visiting the procession of the Grödiger Krampusse on December 6^th, just a few walking minutes from the Sallerhof!

harvest crown

Traditional highlight of the autumn in Salzburg is the harvest festival (‘Bauernherbst’).

The different regions in the country are presenting themselves and their products. The harvest time is celebrated and tradition and customs are revived.

In Grödig harvest time is celebrated too, for example with the ‘Erntedankfest’. During this festivity on September 18, a harvest crown made out of grain is carried in a procession through the village to the church.

After a mass, the people sit and eat together. The main idea of this festivity as for the whole harvest festival as well, is to be thankful for the rich harvest.

An important part of regional culture and tradition are the processions on the day of Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi is a Christian holiday one week after Pentecost.

On this day, complex processions take place with marching bands, local costume groups, representatives of the church and many watchers and onlookers.

Usually there are different stations with decorated altars, where the procession comes to a halt and prayers and blessings are said.

On 23. June there’s also a procession in Grödig!