Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Egetmann Shrovetide Pageant 2011

Yesterday the Egetmannhansl remarried again. He does it every two years.


The town-crier reading the Egetmann’s offer of marriage from the Protocol.


The kiss


The ‘Schnappvieher’ or ‘Wudelen’



Goodbye until 2013


For more photos of this event please visit my Italian blog [click here]
For more informations about the Egetmann-Pageant visit the official site [click here].
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4 comments:

Joe said...

WHat a wonderful event. The top photo is such a classic.

March 9, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Lois said...

Great pictures! That looks like so much fun.

March 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Jack said...

Excellent photographs, especially the top one. This looks like an event I would enjoy.

March 10, 2011 at 4:53 AM
Dina said...

It all looks very strange but fun.

March 10, 2011 at 7:50 AM

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