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Europe at the Museum of Natural History | Vienna

Cadgwith, Cornwall

Norway, 1910.

- “Woyzeck”, Georg Büchner; ca. 1836 - 1837

Alexandre Schoenewerk,La Jeune Tarentine (detail)

This image shows the protective suit worn by the plague doctors. It consisted of a heavy overcoat made from fabric which was also waxed, a creepy mask with glass eye openings and a nose which was shaped like a beak to hold straw and scented substances.

1915

In Finland, Vappu or the May Day celebration has developed from its pagan origin as a feast of spring into a nationwide urban carnival.  It is also a traditional spring feast of university students, and the name day of the catholic saint Walburga, commemorated in former times, when Finland still was a catholic country.  In Finland, May Day is a noisy urban festival, mainly celebrated in towns and cities. In Helsinki, the capital of Finland, the celebration starts on May Day Eve, as the downtown streets, pubs and restaurants start to fill with people in party mood.  The carnival atmosphere is enhanced by people wearing funny or frightening masks, hats, wigs and other party accessories.

Finnish girls, Erkki Viitasalo (1942)