A participant performs in the Gloecklerlauf parade, a traditional mask procession from the Salzburg area dating back to mask processions from pre-Christian times, at Ebensee, some 280 kilometres (174 miles) west of Vienna Jan 5, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Participants of the Gloecklerlauf parade, a traditional mask procession from the Salzburg area dating back to pre-Christian times, perform in Ebensee, some 280 kilometres (174 miles) west of Vienna Jan 5, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]