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For thousands of years – asking for a rich harvest and good weather
Like the ancient Romans and Germanic tribes, people still ask for sun, rain and good growth in the fields. Of course, it was always extremely important that the yield from…
Dangerous peaks – storm in Walviertel even broke down two maypoles
Nobody had expected this: The strong storm broke off the six-meter-long top of the maypole that had just been erected for festive purposes in the Waldviertel garrison town of Allentsteig.…
Take part and win – Tyrol is looking for the most beautiful maypole in the country
The “Tiroler Krone” is looking for the most beautiful maypole in the country together with Stiegl. The main prize for the winning tree is impressive: 1000 liters of Stiegl Goldbräu!…
Ten million eggs – that’s how much we’re spending on the Easter bunny this year
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Shot in the hand – Own neighbor injured in New Year’s Eve shooting
In the Mostviertel, a special kind of New Year’s Eve shooting ended at the St. Pölten regional court: The shooter (35) now has to do community service because of bodily…
Valentine’s Day – your most beautiful expressions of love!
Valentine’s Day – the day of love, romance and couples. This also makes it the perfect day for expressions of love. Whether written pompously over a whole page or short…
Fallen during parade – carnival kiss ends in hospital for masked people
Actually, a woman from Villach just wanted to show her love for her partner at the carnival parade in Griffen. But the kiss ended for the 44-year-old in the accident…
Colorful festival – hundreds came to the Hallein carnival parade
Even carnival fans felt like dressing up, because anyone who came to the big parade in Hallein’s old town yesterday morning wearing a mask was rewarded with a free doughnut!…
Rudolfina Redoubt – When masks fall and ministers become witches
The popular feature of the Redoute is the requirement to wear a mask, which generally only applies to women. In addition to subtle lace masks, pompous Venetian masks decorated with…
Carnival in Ebensee – “Three days, three days gemma nama hoam!”
Three days of state of emergency in Ebensee: The inner Salzkammergut, i.e. the “tenth federal state”, celebrates carnival. The normal parade took place on Sunday, followed by the famous ragged…
In Maxglan – thousands of fools celebrated a huge carnival party
Even the weather god put on his fool’s hat! In almost spring-like temperatures, Salzburg’s largest carnival party took place with thousands of partygoers in Maxglan. 38 lavishly decorated floats paraded…
“Lei Lei” – fools conquer the center of Villach during a parade
Tens of thousands of masked people storm into Villach city center on Carnival Saturday and transform the center of the Drau city into a carnival stronghold. And the weather plays…