{"id":12248,"date":"2024-03-28T00:27:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T04:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2024-03-28T00:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T04:27:58","slug":"photography-fasnacht-day-2024-in-helvetia-wv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/photography-fasnacht-day-2024-in-helvetia-wv\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography: Fasnacht Day 2024 in Helvetia, WV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fastnacht Day,<\/a> a tradition occurring in some circles for hundreds of years has been made more popularly culturally by the video game Fallout. After hearing about this event on Atlas Obscura, I made a plan to visit if the timing worked out. In fact, I have hotel reservations in Helvetia, WV for 2025\u2019s Fascnacht day (limited rooms in town so hotels are booked 2-3 years out), but on a motorcycle with no snow on the forecast, I was able to visit and enjoy this event but still plan on going back next year with Heather and Matilda.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I took photos and you can view all of them here<\/a> but I\u2019m sharing a few of my favorites below:<\/p>\n

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