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St. Veit's Day Drives The Cattle Away

In many Tirolean towns the cattle, sheep and horses are driven up to the lush Alpine pastures around St. Veit's Day (June 15). The exact date varies from region to region and...

St. Mary Magdalene – a popular pilgrimage church

On July 22 the religious holiday of St. Mary Magdalene is celebrated. Every year a procession leaves early in the morning and leads via a steep footpath to the small St....

Saint Notburga - Tirol's Most Important Patroness of Peasants

Apart from the Virgin Mary and her mother Anna, Notburga surely is the most popular saint in Tirol. Up and down the country representations of the patroness of servants and...