Große Bergparade

Finally, the parade. There were a lot of different bands and marching associations. Seiffen's group was the first, followed by others from the area, including my ancestral home village of Olbernhau, and Freiberg where we saw the parade the previous week.

Then there were those living toys. No Chuckie, I'm happy to report. Just Santa and a some kids dressed up, some pulling wooden trains and the like. The miners calling out "Gluck Auf!" as they marched by were met with a few puzzled stares and not many responses (you might hear me saying "Gluck Auf" back, but hopefully not singing the first verse of the Steigerlied).

You can see that I really like banners, especially the weird looking ones with the bell and the tassels.

I'll have to link the video on you tube as it's too long for the restrictions here. Thanks to the Mister, aka Herr Haifisch, for his steady hands with the camera while videoing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IPlvRoqfQ4

I'll also move the others I posted on my other you tube eventually... You tube was difficult with letting me access the Wolpertinger account in Germany.Read more