-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- the
Badalisc The
Badalisc People listening to the "Badalisc's speech"
Perchta Krampus Pre-Christian
Alpine traditions (in Italian)
Atlante demologico...
-
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...
-
etymology that
supported a
derivation based on the
legendary figure of Frau
Perchta (Berchta), a
woman (Holle <
Holda 'well disposed, dear') with good and...
- 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...
- 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...
- gift-bringer,
another West
Germanic figure ****ociated with the
midwinter period Perchta –
German Alpine goddess, a
female figure in West
Germanic folklore whose...
