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Fasching Festival in Imst

Fasching Festival in Imst
The entire town of Imst, located in the heart of the Tirol, turns out for the annual Fasching festival. Legend holds that this early spring celebration of pre-Christian origin chases away the remnants of winter's cold and frost. This and other Austrian folk traditions are well preserved in Imst, where costumed and masked residents meander through the town's winding streets during the Fasching parade.
Adam Woolfitt/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.
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Customs of Austria; Austria; Carnival
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