!!!Schleicherlaufen

Schleicherlaufen, masked parade in Telfs (Tirol), organised every 5 
years, formerly on the last Thursday, now on a Sunday in  Fasching 
and, like the  Schemenlaufen at Imst, a very popular custom. Among the 
many masked characters, impersonated only by men, the 
"Schleicher", giving the parade its name, are particularly 
remarkable. They wear small bells on their belts and a heavy, 
fantastic structure on the head (the "Schleicherhut" hat). 
They sneak about quietly and suddenly jump up making lots of noise and 
dance about.

!Literature
W. Pfaundler, Fasnacht in Tirol. Telfer Schleicherlaufen, 
1981; H. Gapp (ed.), Die grossen Fasnachten Tirols, 1996.


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