This German Brewery from the Volcanic Eifel area might not rate remarkable in terms of age. Considering that the oldest brewery still in existence is Weihenstephan, which received the right to brew and sell beer in 1040 after being in operation for a documented 300 years. But tradition has to start somewhere.
FOWC with Fandango: Consciousness
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Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tradition
Germans love to organise themselves in clubs, called “Verein”. This particular one is dedicated to uphold the traditions of Weinheim. The somewhat long and cumbersome name stems from the fact that it is an amalgamation of two clubs, none of which wanted to give up their traditional name.
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It started with somebody saying: “Wouldn’t it be nice to do a hash-a-thon?”  We call a run a hash, and a hash-a-thon is 42 km. The trail consists of four separate trails of approximately 11 km, give or take a few hundred meters, and spread out over a whole day with breaks in between. Participants can – if they really really want to – run all 4 legs. Or, they can run only 3 or 2 or even only 1. We are a diverse group so each one’s ability is accommodated. And sticking together and having fun together overrules any competitiveness (which is in any way punished at the end of the day, usually by having to drink a beer, with or without alcohol).
The participants come from the south of Germany, from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Kaiserslautern. One group organises a location (usually with a suitable campsite close by) and each group plans one leg of the run. We’ve been doing this for the last eight years, so I guess it’s now a tradition.
For A Photo a Week: Tradition  where you can find more traditional photos and photos of traditions.
The big slide – each year an attraction for kids and adults alike at our town festival, with interruptions for more than 50 years. I remember coming home each year with at least one scraped knee on one side and an abrasion on the other. The stairs aren’t called Höllenstaffel (stairway to hell) for nothing.
Posted for Six Word Saturday. More six words and photos can be found here.
It is a tradition of the villages in the Rhineland-Palatium, the southwestern part of Germany to raise a maypole on 1 May. In some areas it is a naked pole carrying a wreath, in others it is a tall, slender birch with the young green leaves and a few colourful ribbons.
It is no mean feat to raise the fallen tree again as it is quite heavy belying its tender stature.
Many ladders are involved in the endeavour as one can see.
But the concerted action of the village people usually results in an upright pole.
Not much more to do now!
And the maypole is up. And yes, if you’ve been thinking about spring and erections and long, yet strong, slender symbols and wondering why sometimes there is a wreath that looks as if the pole has speared it, you’ve been right. The tradition dates back to Celtic fertility rituals, and no, you don’t have a dirty mind.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: chutes and ladders.
Every year, three weeks before Easter, we burn winter in our town and we use this occasion for a colourful parade.  It’s called “Sommertagszug”.  Besides the giant snowman there are the two “Butze”, the green one symbolizing summer and the hay one symbolizing winter.
Almost three thousand particpants from nursery and primary schools dress up and illustrate various spring themes.
Birds and beetles, flowers and weepy snowmen are part of the displays.
I love the imagination- and aren’t those little chicklets adorable?
And these days a lot of fathers accompany their little ones in the parade – and aren’t those two gardening enthusiasts adorable?
Onlookers line the streets, and the lucky ones have VIP seating.
Talking about VIP seating: lucky the boy or girl who can rely on dad’s strong shoulders.
In the end everybody assembles on the market square for a last look on Jack Frost for this year –
before he goes up in smoke.
And now the “Bretzel” won’t survive for much longer either.
I only wanted to pick one photo from yesterday’s festival for Cee’s oddball challenge (I particularly delight in the adults proudly wearing ridiculous outfits walking with their toddlers) but it ended in a photo gallery.
https://ceenphotography.com/2017/03/26/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-march-26-2017/
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