The annual Alpine event pays homage to a local legend about a sorceress and her hapless husband. Skiers dressed in elaborate witch costumes participate in the Belalp Hexe festival in Switzerland's ...

Every January in Switzerland’s Valais canton, thousands gather for a winter event inspired by a centuries-old local legend. The story centers on a woman accused during the late medieval period of ...

A group of skiers disguised as witches participate in the 30rd ski downhill race at Belalp-Blatten, Southwestern Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The downhill at Belalp is a fun event called ...

The so-called Belalp Hexe – or Witches’ Descent – is as out there as ski races get. Allegedly in honour of a notorious witch who once lived in the area, one thousand skiers dress up as witches – with ...

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