Wild Man's Fertility Ritual

Wild Man's Fertility Ritual. At the Kleiner Klingental, a bizarre tradition takes place where the 'Wilder Mann' (Wild Man) floats down the Rhine on a raft, acc…

Location: Kleiner Klingental, Basel, Switzerland

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Category: weird

At the Kleiner Klingental, a bizarre tradition takes place where the 'Wilder Mann' (Wild Man) floats down the Rhine on a raft, accompanied by tambourines and cannon shots, and performs a fertility ritual by dipping a tree branch into the river and sprinkling the crowd.

Source: E Hampfle Helge vom Glaine Glingedaal 2007

Wild Man's Fertility Ritual — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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