Perchte
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Perchte is a supernatural woman who travels about the countryside with a plough. She is found in traditions from upper Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. She travels with a plough around the countryside, reminiscent of the journey of the fertility goddess to bless the land in pre-Christian times.
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“examples including Holde and Holle (from the western and central regions of Germany) and Berchte and Perchte in traditions from upper Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Davidson explains that "they were frequently said to travel with a plough around the countryside”
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