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Facehunter Was Here
United Kingdom
Приєднався 20 чер 2015
I'm exploring style, identities, cultures around the world and sharing it with you.
Challenging stereotypes, redefining narratives and shining a spotlight on the less-known paradigms.
Working on travelling slower, deeper and more meaningfully.
Challenging stereotypes, redefining narratives and shining a spotlight on the less-known paradigms.
Working on travelling slower, deeper and more meaningfully.
A surreal New Year's Eve in the Swiss Alps: Silvesterchlausen
In a few Swiss villages, people have been celebrating New Year's Eve in a very special way for centuries.
Even though I grew up in this little mountainous country, I had never seen Silvesterchlausen before.
Looking for it almost felt like a treasure hunt, as only 4-5 villages still practice the tradition. I woke up early and walked around the not-so-snowy moutains of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, following the sound of the bells, until I witnessed some magic.
Small groups dressed in tradi-surrealistic costumes deambulating from farm to farm, ringing cow bells and singing local yodel (Zäuerli) to wish everyone a happy new year. Each family is usually giving some wine, juice or even some cash to show respect to the groups.
There are three different groups: the Beautiful (Schöne; wearing beautifully embroidered costumes of the region, doll-like masks and headpieces showcasing traditional life scenes), the Pretty-Ugly (Schö-Wüeschte; their costume resembles a fir tree, with twigs, moss, bark and some spectacular headpiece) and the Ugly (Wüeschte; bigger and rougher costume). All characters hide their faces behind a mask, except kids.
Back to the late Middle-age, the tradition was celebrated in the Advent time (the weeks before Christmas). Apparently things got too 'wild' and the church didn't want to be associated to it and it was moved to the Saint Sylvester. The mummers got renamed Sylvester Claus: Silvesterkläuse. It is as well believed this tradition is meant to ward off evil spirits of the year gone by.
If you're interested to see it with your own eyes, the celebration takes place twice a year, on the 31st December and the 13th January (New Year's Eve in the Julian calendar), in the villages of Urnäsch, Waldstatt, Schwellbrunn, Stein, Hundwil.
Even though I grew up in this little mountainous country, I had never seen Silvesterchlausen before.
Looking for it almost felt like a treasure hunt, as only 4-5 villages still practice the tradition. I woke up early and walked around the not-so-snowy moutains of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, following the sound of the bells, until I witnessed some magic.
Small groups dressed in tradi-surrealistic costumes deambulating from farm to farm, ringing cow bells and singing local yodel (Zäuerli) to wish everyone a happy new year. Each family is usually giving some wine, juice or even some cash to show respect to the groups.
There are three different groups: the Beautiful (Schöne; wearing beautifully embroidered costumes of the region, doll-like masks and headpieces showcasing traditional life scenes), the Pretty-Ugly (Schö-Wüeschte; their costume resembles a fir tree, with twigs, moss, bark and some spectacular headpiece) and the Ugly (Wüeschte; bigger and rougher costume). All characters hide their faces behind a mask, except kids.
Back to the late Middle-age, the tradition was celebrated in the Advent time (the weeks before Christmas). Apparently things got too 'wild' and the church didn't want to be associated to it and it was moved to the Saint Sylvester. The mummers got renamed Sylvester Claus: Silvesterkläuse. It is as well believed this tradition is meant to ward off evil spirits of the year gone by.
If you're interested to see it with your own eyes, the celebration takes place twice a year, on the 31st December and the 13th January (New Year's Eve in the Julian calendar), in the villages of Urnäsch, Waldstatt, Schwellbrunn, Stein, Hundwil.
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FaceHunter! I think at 3:30 you captured the AMAZING singer Mart'nália! In the Mario costume. ua-cam.com/video/lIjXpnvhCcw/v-deo.html I've been watching this vídeo for four years straight and I finally made it to Carnaval this year! Godbless you!
Women used to parade topless. It was tolerated during carnival in Rio. Nowadays because of the puritan influence and the USA influence, women cover their breasts. What a shame!
crazy lol have to go there
This is NOT zamba, this is bullshit
Next year lets go to albania, speaking albanian.
I want to settle down in Albania if you know some one pls send me whatssup no n which person we can meet for my paper work n please give me reply thanking you
I remember in the early 1980s, when I was around 12 or 13, the TV show 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' (here in North America) did a segment on the silvesterchlausen. I'm not Swiss but for some reason I was fascinated by this. If I ever win the lottery, one of my bucket items is to visit Switzerland to go witness this firsthand. I love the ones that dress up covered in tree branches with the huge cowbells, the Wüeschte I think they are called.
Oh great!!!!
You need more likes because I’m from Jordan
Lots of Hipsters there I guess.. I will be coming when it gets warmer.. some protests in the capital now also
Good to know that you have your own channel now... I miss your fashion street photography sir...
Welckom to LANDE OF BLACK EAGLE
4:43 this is traditional drum from Albania? Blondie: 🧐 Yeah ? Yeah, yeah. She meant WTF i dunno, i guess so
yOU ARE SO BORING
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Bravo yvan, fière de toi bisou
Merci infiniment Miryador 😘
i would like to share this video "Cochin Carnival 2020" ua-cam.com/video/qGzw1Awqq9E/v-deo.html
Welcome back - we missed you
Hehe thx, will try to not disappear anymore!
Good job!
Thanks Emma!
Such format of video is cool. And I can also understand that it is interesting as you spend time discovering culture from accross the globe that you come to your home country and discover also some new things you had never seen before.
Yes, it's so interesting to be able to see your own homeland from a different perspective.
And I almost forgot to say... thanks Lisa!
Truly unique cultural tradition! Thanks for sharing! Love these video extensions of your Instagram stories. bkpr1
Thanks Vince. I'm back on YT and I'll be more consistant from now on haha.
@@FacehunterWasHere 🙂
I’m going this 2020, any tips?
Same bro
Dieter Reid where u from?
@@viccctv9106 I'm from England you?
Dieter Reid Bolivia 🇧🇴 Mate, nice I used to live in Coventry
@@viccctv9106 I'm travelling to Bolivia too. Nice mate! Weather is shit in england though
Hey guys just discover Albania few month ago and decided to make my 1st video about it, kindly check out and like it please 🙈😊 ua-cam.com/video/aMgkmiX-6tY/v-deo.html
That's life dude, heaven on earth
What is the song she was singing called
It's a classic song but unfortunately, I don't know the its name.
Ok, someone found it. It's "E Dehur Jam" by Nexhmije Pagarusha
Thanks for visiting albani🇦🇱🇦🇱😉
I am from New England, and I’ve always loved watching Carnival on TV. It would be amazing to experience it in person. The only thing close to it in the US, is Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which is awesome in its own right, but I think Carnival tops it!
Carnaval definitely tops it
për-shëndet-je! i am first gen born australian albanian and i love all my albanian brothers and sisters in the motherland 🇦🇱👐 can't wait to visit! sending out the love ❤
The only Real thing that he said was: Hedonism
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The girl singing, love it!
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Respekt për videon! But Albanian language is not mixed with Greek. Is not the same ! The Albanian Language ist the only language where didn't have the same and is not mixed. One and only
Jesus is coming back repent
Mutyaba Enock Thank you!
Nice bro! Faliminderit 4 this video🍻
Magnifique merci. Salutations
Damn dude chill on the uh huh’s annoying AF
I'd love to go to Brazil, but I know that they do not welcome black people :/
why did you think like that ??
@@carloseduardolopesfreire2195 You know what I am talking about, man
Wtf. More than 50% of brazil population are black people
gio galeira true but they are paid 60% less than white counterparts and the list goes on
#apartheid
Dame!🙃
so basically u go (half) naked out on the street and dance? lots of drinking and then happy ending?
I love my country Albania ❤
I swear they're Language is the ancient Greek.!
to be honest with you it probably is one of the old old Greek languages that managed to survive
@@rihseb25 actually it has a lot of proto indo european words, but you can't say it's greeks, since ancient greek was , you know, indo-european.
Capitalism is very good to suck all your blood, but slowly and steadily.
Bravissimo ❤️🙏👏🇦🇱 Sono contenta. Dio vi benedica sempre Jam krenare,se.jam shqiptare Ilirjana. Nje grup te rijsh, bravissimo. Faleminderit 🙏♥️ shume Nga ju .ju pershendes nena70vjece emigrante Itali. 👍👌🙏🇦🇱🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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Ele foi numa festa com gente famosa kkkkkk
lot of "hein hein-heiiin heeein hein heiin", maybe too much kkk, but te people u show r great :)
Shqiperia si vend dhe popull eshte e jashtezakonshme,i ka te gjitha- bukurite natyrore,me nji popull te mrekullueshem te qyteteruar evropjan,aty ku e kemi vendin dhe synojme. Vet filmi tregon per vesin me te cmuar te kombit tone - mikepritjen. Mikepritja,shoqerimi,afrimi,respektimi per tjeret, - jane shenja e nje populli te qyteteruar. Natyrisht dhe instinktivisht ndjehesh "keq",ndjeshesh pessimist,kur tjeret te vlerojne negativisht. Shqiperia me shtetasit e saj eshte me afer dyerve te Evropes,mirepo politikberesit tane kryenec e zbrapsin…!? Sot , Skurt 2019 opozita demokratike I ka nxjere popullin ne rruge - kunder regresit te qeverise aktuae te ps. Nje dyzine protestuesish thyen deren dhe u benje tollovi e vogel… Opozita e pd.-se e dorezoi mandatin dhe deputetet moren statusin e qytetarit civil,qytetarit te rendomte.E dezertuan elektoratin e tyre....??? - si do ta zhvillojne aktivitetitn e tyre politik, ne RUGE???????????? APO do te formojne nje qeveri paralele locale,ose do te formojne nje qeveri paralele ne Zvicer. Dy te keqija,nuk bejne nje te mire!?… (qeveri regresi ne pushtet, - parti shkaterimi ne ruge). Shqiperia po behet dhe po zgjerohet, - kurse disa "disa" mendjelehte karieriste oportuniste - bejne punen e djallit. Ne fund te fundit,...perseri vllazerisht te bashkuar,dallimet dhe vendimet do te meren ne 140 kariget e Kuvendit e Vendit - duhet t'i "ftohin" kokat dhe te "ulin bishtin" - per hir dhe miresi te popullit dhe brezave qe vijne!?
10:40 look at her breasts
I totally love the carnivals full of life and so much fun
Cool man