Hàns Tràpp
According to legend, it was originally a knight brigand with a sinister reputation named Hans von Trotta or von Dratt.
- Christmas culture and tradition
He lived in the late 15th century at Berwartstein Castle, now located in the Palatinate, not far from Wissembourg. An evil figure who spread terror, he terrorized the inhabitants of northern Alsace until his death in 1503. Renamed Hàns Tràpp, he appears in popular imagery alongside both the
A resurgence of very ancient folk beliefs, Hàns Tràpp represents winter accompanied by the procession of shadows from the other world.
