!!!Scheibenschlagen

Scheibenschlagen, custom, in which burning wooden discs are hurled 
down into the valley using poles or switches. In Tirol and Vorarlberg 
the custom of Scheibenschlagen takes place on the first Sunday of 
Lent, also called Funkensonntag ("Fire Sunday") or 
Scheibensonntag ("Disc Sunday") ( Bonfire Customs). In some 
areas this custom is practised by the local Burschenschaft at Easter 
(e.g. in the Lungau mountain area in the province of Salzburg), at the 
solstice and at the bonfire ceremonies on the eve of St. John the 
Baptist´s Day (Carinthia); often accompanied by the recital of 
rhymed charms.


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