A "Tschaeggaetta" walks through the village of Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

"Tschaeggaetta" walk through the village of Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

A "Tschaeggaetta" walks through the village of Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

A combination of eight pictures shows "Tschaeggaetta" and their wooden masks during the carnival cortege in the village of Wiler in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

Spectators watch the cortege under 2 giant "Tschaeggaetta" in Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

A "Tschaeggaetta" grabs a spectator during the carnival cortege in the village of Wiler in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

A "Tschaeggaetta" walks through the village of Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

A "Tschaeggaetta" walks through the village of Wiler during the carnival cortege in the Loetschental valley February 17, 2007. During the carnival the terrifying figures of "Tschaeggaetta" scare the inhabitants of villages around wrapped in furs and wearing grotesque masks. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)