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Hundreds of spectators watch two fighting cocks during the
"Gauderfest" in Zell am Ziller in the Tyrolean Alps. The fighting cocks are trained by local youngsters throughout the year, but the fights are limited to a few minutes and are not a life-and-death battle. The festival dates back to the 16th century. Zell am Ziller, 1951
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Hundreds of spectators watch two fighting cocks during the "Gauderfest" in Zell...

Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass,prayer and
a Christmas-tree at home,incense burnt in the stables, 
and "Looking for shelter",a Christmas play.            
Midnight mass in the Gothic church of Wagrain,1951.
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Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass,prayer and a Christmas-tree at home...

Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at home, incense burnt in stables, and "Looking for shelter", a nativity play.            
Midnight mass in the Gothic church of Wagrain, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at...

Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at home, incense burnt in stables, and "Looking for shelter", a nativity play.            
Midnight mass in the Gothic church of Wagrain, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at...

Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass, prayer and
a Christmas-tree at home,i ncense burnt in the stables, 
and "Looking for shelter", a Christmas play.            
Midnight mass in the Gothic church of Wagrain,1951.
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Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass, prayer and a Christmas-tree at ho...

Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at home, incense burnt in stables, and "Looking for shelter", a nativity play.            
Midnight mass in the Gothic church of Wagrain, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at...

Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at home, incense burnt in stables, and "Looking for shelter", a nativity play.            
Morning mass on Christmas day in Wagrain, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at...

Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at home, incense burnt in stables, and "Looking for shelter", a nativity play.            
Morning mass on Christmas day in Wagrain, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria is traditionally celebrated with mass, a Christmas tree at...

Christmas in Austria:On Christmas morning,school-      
children in Wagrain sing at the grave of Josef Mohr,   
parish priest in Wagrain who wrote the world-famous    
Christmas song:"Silent night,Holy night.."             
Wagrain,Salzburg,1951.
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Christmas in Austria:On Christmas morning,school- children in Wagrain sing...

Christmas in Austria:On Christmas morning,school-      
children in Wagrain sing at the grave of Josef Mohr,   
parish priest in Wagrain who wrote the world-famous    
Christmas song:"Silent night,Holy night.."             
Wagrain,Salzburg,1951.
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Christmas in Austria:On Christmas morning,school- children in Wagrain sing...

Christmas in Austria: On Christmas morning, children in Wagrain sing at the grave of Josef Mohr, parish priest in Wagrain who wrote the world-famous Christmas song:"Silent night".             
Wagrain, Salzburg, Austria, 1951.
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Christmas in Austria: On Christmas morning, children in Wagrain sing at the grav...

Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass,prayer and
a Christmas-tree at home,incense burnt in the stables, 
and "Looking for shelter":two villagers,acting Mary and
Joseph, walk from house to house and are given cake    
and drinks. Morning mass on Christmas day.Wagrain,1951
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Christmas in Austria is celebrated with mass,prayer and a Christmas-tree at home...