It's May, and in the Bavarian village of Kühbach, residents are marking the first day of the month by raising a single decorated tree trunk known as a maypole, a custom observed across southern Germany, Austria and parts of central Europe. The tradition, documented in Bavaria since at least the 16th century, involves erecting a tall, decorated trunk in the village square to mark the start of spring. (AP video by Fanny Brodersen) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
Beer, brass and 'Hau-Ruck' shouts as a Bavarian village raises its new maypole
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It's May, and in the Bavarian village of Kühbach, residents are marking the first day of the month by raising a single decorated tree trunk known as a maypole, a custom observed across southern Germany, Austria and parts of central Europe. The tradition, documented in Bavaria since at least the 16th century, involves erecting a tall, decorated trunk in the village square to mark the start of spring. (AP video by Fanny Brodersen) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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