May News, Traditions and Events from the Austrian Tirol

Springtime is here!After another epic ski season and with snow still falling in some parts of Tirol, it seems likely that the traditional custom of "Grasausläuten " will be carried out with more than usual energy this springtime. To awaken the spring grass from its winter sleep, local men and boys run through the meadows and fields from farm to farm ringing their cow bells and driving out the winter spirits!  The so-called ‘ringing out of the spring grass’ traditionally takes place on 23rd April, the Day of St.