Orakel und Wilde Jagd: Die Bedeutung der Rauhnächte zur Jahreswende

Die Zeit der Rauhnächte ist magisch und sagenumwoben. Im Podcast "Es war einmal ... in der Oberpfalz" geht es dieses Mal um Bräuche, die böse Dämonen und Geister vertreiben sollten und wie diese heute noch gelebt werden.

von Lucia Brunner

Timm Buckley aus Neunburg vorm Wald (Landkreis Schwandorf) fertigt in seiner Werkstatt "Deiflswerk" Krampus- und Hexenmasken. Als Vorsitzender des Vereins "Die Schwarzachtal-Pass" ist auch er selbst als Krampus in den Rauhnächten unterwegs.

Bild: Sebastian Scherm

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