{"id":4785,"date":"2016-12-31T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2016-12-31T17:20:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:20:11","slug":"tschaggatta-mask-from-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/tschaggatta-mask-from-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsch\u00e4gg\u00e4tt\u00e4 mask from Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div class=\"m_8176799198416071629Created m_8176799198416071629on m_8176799198416071629Form m_8176799198416071629Builder\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table id=\"m_8176799198416071629emailFieldsTable\" class=\"m_8176799198416071629mceEditable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px !important;\" bgcolor=\"white\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4787\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-1078-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bob, would you know where I might be able to buy a Tschaggatta mask? Thanks, Bjorn\u00a0\u00a0 1078<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0 I found this picture on the internet. Located in the L\u00f6tschental Valley of Switzerland,\u00a0 the Tsch\u00e4gg\u00e4tt\u00e4 is probably one of the oddest carnivals there is. When night falls, the oversized masked figures rampage through streets in various villages between the Catholic holiday of Candlemass and Shrove Tuesday. They are not organized in groups and appear unexpectedly as they please. The spectacular and frightening Tschaggatta chase children and spectators alike, and toss soot at unsuspecting victims. <strong>A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bjorn, Ask the Maskman is a free service where I try to identify a strange mask and perhaps stimulate some discussion about it. I do not get involved in buying, selling or appraising on this blog.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 106px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 Bob, would you know where I might be able to buy a Tschaggatta mask? Thanks, Bjorn\u00a0\u00a0 1078 A:\u00a0 I found this picture on the internet. Located in the L\u00f6tschental Valley of Switzerland,\u00a0 the Tsch\u00e4gg\u00e4tt\u00e4 is probably one of the oddest carnivals there is. When night falls, the oversized masked figures rampage through streets in various villages between the Catholic holiday of Candlemass and Shrove Tuesday. They are not organized in groups and appear unexpectedly as they please. The spectacular and frightening Tschaggatta chase children and spectators alike, and toss soot at unsuspecting victims. A Bjorn, Ask the Maskman is a free service where I try to identify a strange mask and perhaps stimulate some discussion about it. I do not get involved in buying, selling or appraising on this blog. 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