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National Geographic : 1936 Aug
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MERRY MASKERS OF IMST Photograph by Francis C. Fuerst UNLADYLIKE SHOES BETRAY A MASKED QUEEN OF THE CARNIVAL Every third year, just before the beginning of Lent, the residents of Imst, in the mountainous Austrian Tyrol, hold a masquerade fete called the Schemenlaufen (Dance of the Phantoms). During this period, Winter and Spring are supposed to fight for the domination of Nature. Only men may act in the traditional festival, which is held to frighten away the accumulated evil spirits of the winter and to promote abundant crops and prosperity during the coming year.
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