Bremer Freimarkt, oldest fair in Germany, reaches its climax
Saturday's Procession: Group number 146 on the market place
Image: User:House1630.
from-- wilinews.org
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Bremer Freimarkt (Free Fair) — historically one of the oldest fairs in Germany — has its greatest event with the Free Fair Procession "Freimarktsumzug"; this year's Freimarktsumzug took place Saturday.
Saturday's Procession: Group number 146 on the market place
Image: User:House1630.
from-- wilinews.org
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Bremer Freimarkt (Free Fair) — historically one of the oldest fairs in Germany — has its greatest event with the Free Fair Procession "Freimarktsumzug"; this year's Freimarktsumzug took place Saturday.
Roland of Bremen with the heart, symbol of the fair
Image: Online Team www.ekd.de.
The procession started Saturday morning on the opposite side of the river Weser in the "Neustadt" and passed the city hall about one hour later. 146 colorfully decorated groups were taking part, some of them dancing to their own music, and were watched by about 200.000 people in the streets during more than four hours of the whole performance. The event could also be viewed on television and on livestream on the web.
The Free Fair opened on the place behind the main station of the city of Bremen a week ago. The origin of this popular event can be traced back to the year 1035. Nowadays it has been called the "biggest Fairground Festival in northern Germany".
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Deutsch: Bremer Freimarkt im Jahr 2008, Blick auf Riesenrad und Budengasse bei Nacht.
Date-30 October 2008, 21:24
Source-Der Freimarkt: Gut hörbar auch im Kongress-Zentrum
Author-Online Team www.ekd.de
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