【欧洲·奥地利】奥地利伊姆斯特狂欢节面具游行 Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria（2012年）

每四年，奥地利的Imst市都会在基督教四旬斋季节前的周日庆祝法纳赫特狂欢节。节日的中心是Schemenlaufen，一队戴着面具、穿着盛装的舞蹈演员。主要角色是成对的，一个男人戴着旋转的铃铛，另一个戴着更大的铃铛，重达35公斤。他们一起表演一种由跳跃和弓箭组成的特殊舞蹈，铃铛发出高低音调的混合。共有55对这样的情侣参加，而其他蒙面角色则慢慢模仿他们的舞蹈。然而，其他角色则通过轻轻击打或泼水来维持秩序，而一个年轻女孩则向观众投掷香味粉末。戴着面具的烟囱清洁工勇敢地爬上房屋，女巫在乐队演奏不和谐旋律的伴奏下向观众喊叫，白熊或棕熊展示他们的力量。嘉年华会将Imst的全体居民团结在一个共同的目标上：按照悠久的传统组织法纳赫特。Imst的居民，尤其是女性，学习制作Schemenlaufen服装的技术，而当地的铁匠则锻造铃铛。每个人都可以雕刻木制面具，传统工艺的知识通常会在家庭中传授，或在特殊课程中教授。

2012年度列入人类非物质文化遗产名录。

来源：联合国教科文组织亚太地区非物质文化遗产国际培训中心

Every four years the city of Imst in Austria celebrates its Fasnacht carnival on the Sunday before the Christian season of Lent. The central festivity is Schemenlaufen, a procession of masked, costumed dancers. The main characters are in pairs, one man wearing rotating bells and another wearing larger bells weighing up to 35 kg. Together, they perform a special dance of jumps and bows, with the bells producing a mix of high and low tones. A total of fifty-five such couples participate, while other masked characters slowly imitate their dance. Yet other characters maintain order by softly hitting or splashing the audience with water, while a young girl throws scented powder into the audience. Masked chimney-sweeps climb houses in feats of bravery, witches shout at the audience accompanied by a band playing dissonant melodies, and white or brown bears demonstrate their strength. The carnival unites the whole population of Imst in a common goal: organizing the Fasnacht in accordance with long-standing tradition. Inhabitants of Imst, particularly women, are schooled in the techniques for making Schemenlaufen costumes, while local blacksmiths forge the bells. Everybody may carve wooden masks and knowledge of traditional craftsmanship is usually passed on within the family or taught in special courses.

Included in the list of human intangible cultural heritage in 2012.

Source: UNESCO International Training Center for intangible cultural heritage in the Asia Pacific Region