Weckmann, Lanterns and Goose: This Is Behind the Customs on Martinstag
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He is not only one of the highlights of the kindergarten year, but also a church festival with a long tradition: Martin's Day. What is beyond this date of November 11 and what some of the customs are based on, we reveal in the gallery.
When the days get shorter in November and it gets dark outside early, children with colorful lanterns wander through the streets. From the windows it smells like crispy goosefish, in the wine cellars the young vintage is tasted and in many places St. Martin is introduced. November 11 is a day in Lower Austria when Christian traditions and old peasant customs meet. NÖ. But why do we celebrate Martini? And what do geese, wine and...
Lantern processions and goose roasts - we combine these customs with the 11th of November, Martin's Day. But who was Saint Martin anyway? And what did he have to do with lanterns and geese?
Shining children's eyes, the scent of fresh pastries and warm lights in the cold darkness: Every year Martinstag attracts young and old. But what is behind the symbol of charity and is November 11th actually a holiday?
On November 11th we celebrate St. Martin - with colorful lanterns, feasts and old customs. But was there really the saints? And what does the whole thing have to do with geese?
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