After witnessing a traditional “Putting up the Maibaum Ceremony”, I can now report that we have also seen the other end of the spectrum – the very important “Taking Down the Maibaum Ceremony”… It turns out these big stripey poles aren’t allowed to stand for longer than three years just in case they rot and […]
Maibaum Fest Bavaria
Maibaum Bavaria
Tuesday saw us attending our first Maibaum Fest (Maypole Festival). Nearly every town and village in Bavaria has a Maibaum, a vast usually stripey pole (in the Bavarian colours of course!) with its Pagan origins harking back to ancient times. They are quite hard to miss! They also serve as a kind of Bavarian Yellow […]