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Maibaum (baum = tree) or maypole, raising the Maibaum is a special tradition.
The set up of a Maypole is a Bavarian custom dating back to the 16th century. Up to 40 m high, the Maypole is decorated with pictures of the main buildings and the main crafts of the village.
An old tradition is to steal the Maypole before its setup by young men of another village. To prevent this, the Maypole is guarded carefully. To get back a stolen Maypole the payment is a barrel of beer and a good meal (Brotzeit). Since the late Middle Ages you find the custom of setting up small Maypoles or Maybushes at the houses of girls by their lovers. In front of inns (Gasthäuser) you also find both maypoles and dancers dancing around them. Maypoles are also associated with the festival of the Roman goddess of spring, Flora, was celebrated from April 28 to May 3.
Too bad the weather was not when I saw this maibaum.
more about the maibaum :
http://www.bavaria.com/travel/maibaum_us.html |
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Nice folk picture it remembers me of the christmas tree which will come soon in a couple of weeks, good shot Cessy.
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