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Innertkirchen is located behind a small mountain pass. The
Treichel group of Innertkirchen only comes to Meiringen at the Morning after the Ubersitz's night. They have cow bells and similar drums as Isenbolgen. The front 5 of the group are mostly masked the same. They are accompanied by a big black
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Isenbolgen is a small quarter of
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Treichel group of Willigen belongs to the 4 largest ones. Traditionally, only men are allowed to participate. They have cow bells and drums and are all masked as women or witches. The group of Willigen is accompanied by a "Huttefroueli" as well as a "Schnabelgeiss" (a tall monster with goat's
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Gadmen is located some kilometers away from
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Guttannen is also located some kilometers away from
Meiringen. The Treichel group of Guttannen only comes to Meiringen at the 29th of December. They have cow bells and the same drums as the group of Innertkirchen. They are not specially dressed.
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