Tirschenreuther Kreisheimatpflegerin enthüllt Geheimnisse der Weihnachtsbräuche

Kreisheimatpflegerin Ingrid Leser ist die Fachfrau für heimatliche Bräuche. Sie berichtet von Aberglaube, Ritualen und den Ängsten der Vorfahren vor bösen Geistern.

von Ulla Britta Baumer

Die grässlichen „Grölldeifl“ sollen nicht die Leute erschrecken: Wie Kreisheimatpflegerin Ingrid Leser weiß, dienten die fratzenartigen Masken dazu, die bösen Geister zu verschrecken und zu vertreiben.

Archivbild: Petra Hartl

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