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Creative Costumes of Still-Practiced Pagan Rituals of Europe (19 pics)
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Creative Costumes of Still-Practiced Pagan Rituals of Europe (19 pics)

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Now these are not your average Halloween costumes. For two years, French photographer Charles Fréger has been traveling throughout 19 European countries and trying to capture the spirit of what he calls “tribal Europe” in his “Wilder Mann” series. What he found was a huge array of pagan rituals, mainly related to the winter solstice and spring renewal, focusing on the common myth of the “wild man.”

It appears that the tradition of men dressing up as wild animals and monsters, which dates back to neolithic times and shamanism, is still very alive nowadays. The mythological figure of a “wild man” represents the complicated relationship humans have with nature and life and death cycles. His series explores the different interpretations of such figures – while some cultures depict him as covered in flowers or straws, others possess the features of bears, goats, or horned and hairy beasts.

Website: charlesfreger.com

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    11 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO THIS IS PAGANISM? WHAT FUN? NO WONDER CHRISTIANITY FAILED TO WIPE IT OUT!!!

    WillaGrant
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have loved to have known the country & what they were portraying. These are amazing!

    Sarah Egolf-Tarr
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absent any context, this feels like cultural appropriation. Give credit to the culture!

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    11 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO THIS IS PAGANISM? WHAT FUN? NO WONDER CHRISTIANITY FAILED TO WIPE IT OUT!!!

    WillaGrant
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have loved to have known the country & what they were portraying. These are amazing!

    Sarah Egolf-Tarr
    Community Member
    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absent any context, this feels like cultural appropriation. Give credit to the culture!

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