Custom of Klausentreiben
Advent in Sonthofen in the Allgäu: huge, monstrous figures with shaggy fur and large horns make the southernmost town in Germany unsafe. They run through the streets, making a lot of noise with their cow bells and rattles, and anyone who gets too close to them risks being whipped by their twigs. The terrifying spectacle is the Bavarian tradition of “Klausentreiben” – and something only for the brave.