Photographer Charles Fréger set out to capture what he calls “tribal Europe” over two winters of travel through 19 countries investigate pagan cultures and their rituals through the common myth of the wild man.The forms of the costumes that he chronicled vary between regions and even between villages. In Corlata, Romania, men dress as stags reenacting a hunt with dancers. In Sardinia, Italy, goats, deer, boars, or bears may play the sacrificial role. Throughout Austria, Krampus, the beastly counterpart to St. Nicholas, frightens naughty children. More images: charlesfreger/portfolio/wilder-mann/
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:01 +0000
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