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Tag: Witches

20/10/2024 Sean Furey

4. Witches, 1601, 1691 / Hexen, 1601, 1691

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14. The Wood Nanny / D’ Holz-Nann

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18 The Schrättlig / Der Schrättlig

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32. Witches / Hexen

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51. The Mother of God / Die Mutter Gottes

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75. “Big Dog” Bell / Der grosse Hund

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81. The Three-Legged Rabbit / Der dreibeinige Hase

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102. The Fast Post / Die schnelle Post

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103. The Evil Neighbour / Die böse Nachbarin

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105. The Witch as a Fly / Die Hexe als Fliege

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106. If one doesn’t hear correctly / Wenn man nicht recht hört

25/07/2024 Sean Furey

108. Entranced and deceived / Entrückt und irregeführt

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148. The Schrättlig on the Hackle / Der Schrättlig auf der Hechel

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149. The Witch at the Window / Die Hexe am Fenster

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150. Cake / Kuchen

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168. The Schrättlig / Der Schrättlig

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182. All Kinds of Magic / Allerlei Zauber

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187. The Violinist on the Gallows / Der Geiger auf dem Galgen

18/11/2023 Sean Furey

226. The Invitation / Die Einladung

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501. The Witch / Die Hexe

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490. The witches’ place near Laupen / Der Hexenplatz bei Laupen

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473. The Pig / Das Schwein

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472. The Witch / Die Hexe

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407. Witches / Hexen

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402. The Witches’ Tower in Uznach / Der Hexenturm in Uznach

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394. The Ravine Witch / Die Tobelhexe

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381. The Witch’s Slab / Die Hexenplatte

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380. The Nuns as Witches / Die Stiftsdamen als Hexen

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369. The Stubete Boy as a Donkey / Der Stubetiknabe als Esel

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364. Hit / Getroffen

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354. Witch Dance / Hexentanz

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316. One’s own Wife as a Witch / Die eigene Frau als Hexe

30/08/202130/07/2023 Sean Furey

282. The Broomstick Flight / Die Steckenfahrt

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281. The Punished Witch / Die bestrafte Hexe

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278. The Witches’ Dance on the Gafarrabühl / Der Hexentanz auf dem Gafarrabühl

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276. Two Cows on a Chain / Zwei Kühe an einer Kette

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274. The Witch’s Leap / Der Hexentapp

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243. The redemption of a Witch by her Godson / Die Erlösung einer Hexe durch ihren Taufpaten

14/07/202107/11/2023 Sean Furey

240. The Schrättlig / Der Schrättlig

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239. The Tethered Fox / Der angebundene Fuchs

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238. The Garmina Witches / Die Garmina-Hexen

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