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January
The ski season is revving. One of the coldest months of the year, this is the time to hit
the peaks for downhill or cross-country skiing, or for snowshoe hikes.
New Year Concerts
On 1 January the new year is welcomed with classical concerts. The Vienna Philharmon-
ic's performance in Vienna's Staatsoper is the most celebrated. (
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Perchtenlaufen
Locals dress as
Perchten
(spirits crowned with elaborate headdresses) and parade through
the streets across much of western Austria in a celebration to bring good fortune and boun-
tiful harvests for the year.
Mozartwoche
Held in Salzburg in late January, the Mozart Week celebrates the city's most famous son in
a series of concerts. (
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