Rough nights one calls the twelve days between that 25.December and 6.January. There is those nights, in those particularly in the alpine area house and yard to be expenditure-smoked and with holy water out-blown up must, so that it by bad Daemons not to be taken. These pull in savages hunt by air and seek to humans a mischief to cause. The Sylvester night and the Colonel eight (night to 6.) Were considered to January as the worst nights. At the rough nights women and children were not allowed no more after incipient crack of the night on the road. House, Yard, Kitchen and workshop had to be cleared up, Laundry was not allowed to hang on the line, because disorder was punished by the Daemons. In the Christian night water could transform into wine, Animals can speak and celebrate at this night in its kind Christmas.
In the Christian excessive quantity the time between that applies for 25.December and 6.January as connection between the celebration of the people becoming Jesu and the celebration of the feature of the gentleman.

The period was considered as a holy time, by work and court peace is characterized. In this holy time also not bless figures arise have the sense, to refer to the bad in humans. The Colonel eight also Obrist day is called.