Silvesterklaus
Sign in to savethumb|Silvesterklaus in Schwellbrunn. thumb|right|Silvesterkläuse in the Old Sylvester, 13 January 2010.
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thumb|Silvesterklaus in Schwellbrunn. thumb|right|Silvesterkläuse in the Old Sylvester, 13 January 2010.
Silvesterklaus is a masked person taking part in Saint Sylvester's Day festivities in Appenzell, Switzerland, and thus contributing to maintain the Chlausen tradition. A Silvesterklaus or '''New Year's Mummer' (Chlaus'' in Swiss German) is dressed up as a Saint Sylvester or New Year's Eve character. In the Reformed half-canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the turn of the year is still celebrated in this way. The Silvesterklausen is part of Switzerland’s intangible cultural heritage.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Silvesterklaus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.