The most beautiful Perchten caps

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The beautiful people of Ebensee

The next one will take place on January 5, 2022 from 18.00 p.m. Glöckler run in Ebensee im Salzkammergut instead, a custom that is in Upper Austria has been performed every year since about 1850. Since it was raining when we visited the Glöckler run, the conditions for photos were not optimal, so the next day we visited the exhibition of the Ebenseen Glöcklerkappen in the Union Stockschützenhalle. It was also very clear to see how different the motifs of the caps are. The most beautiful Perchten caps Ebensee we introduce you here:

The most beautiful Perchten caps from Ebensee

 

The Glöckler cap of the volunteer fire brigade in Ebensee
The Glöckler cap of the volunteer fire brigade in Ebensee

 

 

Different motives

The Glöckler hats carry very different motives, as here the cap of the volunteer fire department Ebensee, which represents one of the service providers of the place.

 

Not only men wear the caps through the town
Not only men wear the caps through the town

 

Women's gloggle caps

The fact that women also wear the gibber caps through the village is shown by the Ebensee Glöcklerinnen. Their caps are a bit smaller than the men, but equally magnificent and impressive.

 

The women proudly present their professions
The women proudly present their professions

 

On their caps, the women of Ebensee present their professions, as here on the cap of the weavers.

 

Glöckler from other places show where they come from
Glöckler from other places show where they come from

 

Perchten from the Salzkammergut

Not only in Ebensee there is Glöckler. Many also come from other places in the Salzkammergut and show the most beautiful Perchten caps in this impressive custom.

 

A children's cap in the shape of a butterfly
A children's cap in the shape of a butterfly

 

Perchtenkappen for children

Caps like these are smaller and worn by children through the village. The approximately six- to seven-year-old children bravely participate in the one-hour run of the Glöckler.

 

A swan as a Glöckler cap
A swan as a Glöckler cap

 

Even the children's caps are very different, like this swan cap.

 

The first kiss?
The first kiss?

 

Hunchback caps that tell stories

Then there are caps that tell stories like these from the first kiss ....

 

The Beer Coach
The Beer Coach

 

... or the beer coachman bringing his beer kegs to his customers by horse-drawn carriage.

One thing is certain, the Glöcklerlauf in Ebensee learns a lot about the clubs, professional groups and the roles between the sexes from the motives, which are carried on the Glöckler caps through the place. For a visit to the Glöcklerlauf it is important to look at the most beautiful Perchten caps from close by.

Like your one Visit to the Glöcklerlauf in Ebensee perfectly organized, we put together here. Worth seeing is also the Kripperlroas in Ebensee, Private individuals and innkeepers invite visitors to take a look at their landscape cribs.

 

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Source: own research on site with the kind support of Upper Austria Tourism

Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs, TravelWorldOnline
Photos: © Copyright Monika Fuchs, TravelWorldOnline

The most beautiful Perchten caps

Monika Fuchs

Monika Fuchs and Petar Fuchs are the authors and publishers of the Food and Slow Travel blog  TravelWorldOnline. They have been publishing this blog since 2005. TravelWorldOnline has been online since 2001. Their topics are trips to Savor, wine tourism worldwide and slow travel. During her studies Monika Fuchs spent some time in North America, where she - partly together with Petar Fuchs - traveled to the USA and Canada and spent a research year in British Columbia. This intensified her thirst for knowledge, which she satisfied for 6 years as an adventure guide for Rotel Tours and then for 11 years as a tour guide for Studiosus Reisen around the world. She was constantly expanding her travel regions, but curiosity still gnawed at her: "What's beyond the horizon? What else is there to discover in this city? Which people are interesting here? What do they eat in this region?" As a freelance travel journalist (her articles have appeared in DIE ZEIT, 360° Canada, 360° USA, etc.), she is now looking for answers to these questions as a travel writer and travel blogger in many countries around the world. Petar Fuchs produces the videos on this blog as well as on YouTube. Monika Fuchs from TravelWorldOnline is among Germany's top 50 bloggers in 2021. Find more Information about Monika and Petar Fuchs here.