Pre-Christian Alpine traditions
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The central and eastern Alps of Europe are rich in folklore traditions dating back to pre-Christian (pagan) times, with surviving elements amalgamated from Germanic, Gaulish (Gallo-Roman), Slavic (Carantanian) and Raetian culture.
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See also
- Karakoncolos
- Berchtoldstag
- Fasnacht
- Funkenfeuer
- Busójárás
- Kurentovanje
- Zvončari
- History of the Alps
- Transhumance in the Alps
- Swiss folklore
- Rhaetians
- Alemanni
- Continental Germanic mythology
- Pre-Christian traditions of the Low Countries
- Companions of Saint Nicholas
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